John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 11:1
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech ,.... Or had been F23 ויהי "et fuerat", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "caeterum fuit olim", Schmidt. , before the flood, and from that time to this, and still was, until the confusion took place; the account of which, and the occasion of it, are given in this chapter: by the whole earth is meant the inhabitants of it, see Isaiah 37:18 and so the Jerusalem Targum paraphrases the words,"and all the generations of the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 11:1-4
The close of the foregoing chapter tells us that by the sons of Noah, or among the sons of Noah, the nations were divided in the earth after the flood, that is, were distinguished into several tribes or colonies; and, the places having grown too strait for them, it was either appointed by Noah, or agreed upon among his sons, which way each several tribe or colony should steer its course, beginning with the countries that were next them, and designing to proceed further and further, and to... read more