7. Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
8. So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.
9. Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.
10. This is the history of the generations of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood.
11. Shem lived five hundred years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
12. Arpachshad lived thirty-five years and became the father of Shelah.
13. Arpachshad lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Shelah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
14. Shelah lived thirty years, and became the father of Eber.
15. Shelah lived four hundred three years after he became the father of Eber, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
16. Eber lived thirty-four years, and became the father of Peleg.
17. Eber lived four hundred thirty years after he became the father of Peleg, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
18. Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu.
19. Peleg lived two hundred nine years after he became the father of Reu, and became the father of more sons and daughters.