Verse Comparison: Genesis 11:8
American Standard Version
So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city.
Amplified® Bible
So the Lord scattered them abroad from that place upon the face of the whole earth, and they gave up building the city.
Contemporary English Version
So the people had to stop building the city, because the LORD confused their language and scattered them all over the earth. That's how the city of Babel got its name.
Darby English Version
And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth. And they left off building the city.
Good News Bible
So the LORD scattered them all over the earth, and they stopped building the city.
King James Version
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.
New International Version
So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
New King James Version
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city.
Revised Standard Version
So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah doth scatter them from thence over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city;