Gen 11:9 | NASB | e4.org | Therefore its name was called Babel , because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth ; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth .

‏ Genesis 11:9

9 Therefore its name was called ^{▼▼ Or Babylon; cf Heb balal, confuse
,} ^bBabel, because there the Lord confused the ^{▼▼ Lit lip}language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.