And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. נסע nāsa‛ “pluck out, break up, journey.” מקדם mı̂qedem “eastward, or on the east side” as in ([Refere…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Lord came down. —The narrative is given in that simple anthropological manner usual in the Book of Genesis, which so clearly p…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Behold, the people is one. Some explain the words in this way: that God complains of a wickedness in men so stubborn that He stirs Himself…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord said
Not to the angels, as Aben Ezra, but rather to the Son and Spirit, or within himself:

behold, …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is an expression after the manner of men: the Lord came down to see the city. God is just and fair in all He does against sin and sinners, and…

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