Translation Comparison

Genesis 11:3

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The verse Genesis 11:3 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse Genesis 11:3 comparison across 9 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
American Standard VersionASV	And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And each one said to his neighbour: Come, let us make brick, and bake them of stones, and slime instead of mortar.
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And they said one to another, Come on, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.
English Revised VersionERV	And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And they said one to another, come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
World English BibleWEB	They said one to another, \|Come, let's make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.\| They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	and they say each one to his neighbour, 'Give help, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly:' and the brick is to them for stone, and the bitumen hath been to them for mortar.
American King James VersionAKJV	And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

King James Bible

KJV

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

American Standard Version

ASV

And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And each one said to his neighbour: Come, let us make brick, and bake them of stones, and slime instead of mortar.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And they said one to another, Come on, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.

English Revised Version

ERV

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And they said one to another, come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

World English Bible

WEB

They said one to another, |Come, let's make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.| They had brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar.

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and they say each one to his neighbour, 'Give help, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly:' and the brick is to them for stone, and the bitumen hath been to them for mortar.

American King James Version

AKJV

And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.