5. Then the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the humans built.
6. And the Lord said, "There is now one people and they all have one language. This is what they have begun to do, and now all that they plan to do will be possible for them.
7. Come, let’s go down and mix up their language there so they won’t understand each other’s language."
8. Then the Lord dispersed them from there over all of the earth, and they stopped building the city.
9. Therefore, it is named Babel, because there the Lord mixed up the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord dispersed them over all the earth.
10. These are Shem’s descendants.When Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the flood.
11. After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 years; he had other sons and daughters.
12. When Arpachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
13. After Shelah was born, Arpachshad lived 403 years; he had other sons and daughters.
14. When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
15. After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 years; he had other sons and daughters.
16. When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
17. After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 years; he had other sons and daughters.
18. When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
19. After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 years; he had other sons and daughters.