1. And the kol HaAretz was of one language and of devarim achadim (common words).
2. And it came to pass, as they migrated from the east, that they found a plain in Eretz Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3. And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and bake them thoroughly. And they had brick for even (stone), and bitumen had they for mortar.
4. And they said, Come, let us build us an Ir and a Migdal, whose rosh (top) may reach unto Shomayim; and let us make us a shem, otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of kol HaAretz.
5. And Hashem came down to see the Ir and the Migdal, which Bnei HaAdam built.