King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.

KJVu: 1 The whole world had one language, and one speech.

Notes: "Earth" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H776 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of: "From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land) — X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world."

KJV:   2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there.

KJVu: 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar , and they dwelt there.

KJV:   3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

KJVu: 3 They said one to another, "Come now, let us make bricks, and burn them throughly. " They had bricks for stone, and slime for morter.

Notes: "Go to" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H3051 with a Strong’s definition of "5 = come now (originally grant, permit), before voluntative: Genesis 11:3,4,7."

KJV:   4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

KJVu: 4 And they said, "Come now, let us build a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven , and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth. "

Notes: "Upon" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5921 with a Strong’s definition of "upon, above, over." In this context "over" was the most clear.

KJV:   5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

KJVu: 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men had built.

KJV:   6 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.

KJVu: 6 The LORD said, "Behold, the people are one, and they all have one language , and this is what they have begun to do . Now nothing which they have imagined to do will be restrained from them.

KJV:   7 Go to, let us go down , and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

KJVu: 7 Come now, let us go down there and confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. "

Notes: Originally updated "Confound" with "Confuse." However, based on this comment "…​this rendering of verse 7 makes it appear as a contradiction by changing the word confound to confuse. 1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints." Wording was changed back to confound. Original comment: "Confound" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H11001 with a Strong’s definition of "to mingle, mix, confuse, confound."

KJV:   8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they left off to build the city.

KJVu: 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from there to all over the face of the earth , and they ceased building the city.

KJV:   9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

KJVu: 9 Therefore , its name is called Babel , because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth . From there, the LORD scattered them abroad over all the face of the earth.

KJV:   10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood :

KJVu: 10 These are the generations of Shem . When Shem was was 100 years old, he fathered Arphaxad two years after the flood .

KJV:   11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 11 After he fathered Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah :

KJVu: 12 Arphaxad lived 35 years, and fathered Salah .

KJV:   13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 13 After he fathered Salah, Arphaxad lived 403 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber :

KJVu: 14 Salah lived 30 years, and fathered Eber.

KJV:   15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 15 After he fathered Eber, Salah lived 403 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg :

KJVu: 16 Eber lived 34 years, and fathered Peleg .

KJV:   17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 17 After he fathered Peleg, Eber lived 430 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu :

KJVu: 18 Peleg lived 30 years, and fathered Reu .

KJV:   19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 19 After he fathered Reu, Peleg lived 209 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug :

KJVu: 20 Reu lived 32 years, and fathered Serug .

KJV:   21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 21 After he fathered Serug, Reu lived 207 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor :

KJVu: 22 Serug lived 30 years, and fathered Nahor .

KJV:   23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 23 After he fathered Nahor, Serug lived 200 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah :

KJVu: 24 Nahor lived 29 years, and fathered Terah .

KJV:   25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

KJVu: 25 After he fathered Terah, Nahor lived 119 years, and had other sons and daughters.

KJV:   26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

KJVu: 26 Terah lived 70 years, and fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

KJV:   27 Now these are the generations of Terah : Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.

KJVu: 27 Now these are the generations of Terah . Terah fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

KJV:   28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

KJVu: 28 Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his kindred, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Notes: "Nativity" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4138 with a Strong’s definition of "kindred, birth, offspring."

KJV:   29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives : the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai ; and the name of Nahor’s wife , Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah , and the father of Iscah.

KJVu: 29 Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai , and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.

KJV:   31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife ; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan ; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

KJVu: 31 Terah took his son Abram, and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter in law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife , and they went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go to the land of Canaan , and when they came to Haran, they dwelt there.

KJV:   32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years : and Terah died in Haran.

KJVu: 31 The days of Terah were 205 years , and Terah died in Haran.