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Genesis 11:6

NETBible	And the Lord said, “If as one people all sharing a common language¹ they have begun to do this, then² nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.³
NIV © biblegateway Gen 11:6	The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 11:6	The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 11:6	"Look!" he said. "If they can accomplish this when they have just begun to take advantage of their common language and political unity, just think of what they will do later. Nothing will be impossible for them!
MSG © biblegateway Gen 11:6	GOD took one look and said, "One people, one language; why, this is only a first step. No telling what they'll come up with next--they'll stop at nothing!
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 11:6	And the Lord said, See, they are all one people and have all one language; and this is only the start of what they may do: and now it will not be possible to keep them from any purpose of theirs.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 11:6	And the LORD said, "Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 11:6	And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.
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KJV	And the LORD <03068> said <0559> (8799)_, Behold, the people <05971> [is] one <0259>_, and they have all one <0259> language <08193>_; and this they begin <02490> (8687) to do <06213> (8800)_: and now nothing <03808> <03605> will be restrained <01219> (8735) from them, which they have imagined <02161> (8799) to do <06213> (8800)_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 11:6	The LORD <03068> said <0559> , "Behold <02005> , they are one <0259> people <05971> , and they all <03605> have the same <0259> language <08193> . And this <02088> is what they began <02490> to do <06213> , and now <06258> nothing <03808> <3605> which <0834> they purpose <02161> to do <06213> will be impossible <01219> for them.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} kuriov <2962> N-NSM idou <2400> INJ genov <1085> N-NSN en <1519> A-NSN kai <2532> CONJ ceilov <5491> N-NSN en <1519> A-NSN pantwn <3956> A-GPM kai <2532> CONJ touto <3778> D-ASN hrxanto <757> V-AMI-3P poihsai <4160> V-AAN kai <2532> CONJ nun <3568> ADV ouk <3364> ADV ekleiqei <1587> V-FAI-3S ex <1537> PREP autwn <846> D-GPM panta <3956> A-APN osa <3745> A-APN an <302> PRT epiywntai <2007> V-PMS-3P poiein <4160> V-PAN
NET [draft] ITL	And the Lord <03068> said <0559> , “If <02005> as one <0259> people <05971> all <03605> sharing a common <0259> language <08193> they have begun <02490> to do <06213> this, then <06258> nothing <03605> <03808> they <01992> plan <02161> to do <06213> will be beyond <01219> them.
HEBREW	twvel <06213> wmzy <02161> rsa <0834> lk <03605> Mhm <01992> ruby <01219> al <03808> htew <06258> twvel <06213> Mlxh <02490> hzw <02088> Mlkl <03605> txa <0259> hpvw <08193> dxa <0259> Me <05971> Nh <02005> hwhy <03068> rmayw (11:6) <0559>

NETBible

And the Lord said, “If as one people all sharing a common language¹ they have begun to do this, then² nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “and one lip to all of them.”

²tn Heb “and now.” The foundational clause beginning with הֵן (hen) expresses the condition, and the second clause the result. It could be rendered “If this…then now.”

³tn Heb “all that they purpose to do will not be withheld from them.”