1 And all the earth had one language and one speech.
2 And it came to be, as they set out from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shin‛ar, and they dwelt there.
3 And they said to each other, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.
4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over all the face of the earth.”