# its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused The name "Babel" sounds like the word that means "confused." Translators may want to add a footnote about this. # confused the language of the whole earth It means that Yahweh caused the people all over the earth to no longer speak the same language. Alternate translation: "mixed up the language of the whole earth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])