⁸ So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

⁵¹ He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

²⁵ To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided. His brother's name was Joktan.

³² These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. Of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

⁴ They said, "Come, let's build us a city, and a tower, whose top reaches to the sky, and let's make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth."

⁹ Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because Yahweh confused the language of all the earth, there. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.

⁷ Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, Scatter them in Israel.

⁸ When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.