Chapter 11
Genesis 11:2
RBT Hebrew Literal:
And he is becoming in their pulling up from the front [east], for they are finding a split in the Earth of Two-Rivers and are sitting there.
RBT Paraphrase:
And he is becoming in their pulling out from the front, for they are discovering a rift/split in the Earth of Two Rivers ("Shinar") and are sitting there.
And he is becoming in their pulling out from the front, for they are discovering a rift/split in the Earth of Two Rivers ("Shinar") and are sitting there.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And it shall be in their removing from the east they shall find a valley in the land of Shmar; and they shall dwell there.
And it shall be in their removing from the east they shall find a valley in the land of Shmar; and they shall dwell there.
LITV Translation:
And it happened, as they pulled up stakes from the east, they found a level valley in the land of Shinar. And they lived there.
And it happened, as they pulled up stakes from the east, they found a level valley in the land of Shinar. And they lived there.
ESV Translation:
And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And it came to pass as they moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
And it came to pass as they moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.