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NASB | Genesis 11:7 "Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another's speech." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 11:7 "Come, let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) go down and there confuse and mix up their language, so that they will not understand one another's speech." |
Subject: Gen10:25 - Earth Divided? |
Bible Note: Hi, Danesh... I was digging around and found that the roots of the name Peleg appear to have an Akkadian equivalent meaning "divided by canals or irrigation ditches." The Hebrew word "pehleg" is used this way in Job 29:6 and 38:5. Although it is all speculative, these facts would tend to sway me away from the tower of Babel explanation or the continental drift explanation. It looks more like the division they were speaking about simply involved the construction of channels for the movement of water; an incident that we know nothing else about. However, when I checked with my local Aish Hatorah the Rabbi said that the division spoken of was, indeed, the incident at the tower of Babel. So maybe I'm wrong! But, I do take the Rabbi's word on things with a grain of salt -- Kosher of course. :-) In Him, Doc |