Genesis 10:8
Cush fathered Nimrod, who began to be a mighty man on the earth.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Cush{H3568} begat{H3205} Nimrod:{H5248} he began{H2490} to be{H1961} a mighty one{H1368} in the earth.{H776}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Cush{H3568} begat{H3205}{(H8804)} Nimrod{H5248}: he began{H2490}{(H8689)} to be{H1961}{(H8800)} a mighty one{H1368} in the earth{H776}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Chus also begot Nemrod which bega to be myghtye in the erth.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus also begat Nemrod, which beganne to be mightie in the earth,
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in the earth.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
The children of Raamah: Seba, and Dedan, Chus also begat Nimrod.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Cush became the father of Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;
American Standard Version (1901)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.
World English Bible (2000)
Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.
Referenced Verses
- Mic 5:6 : 6 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man nor depend on the sons of men.
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8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
11 Egypt was the father of the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim.
- Gen 10:9-113 verses85%
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore, it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."
10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 From that land, Asshur went out and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
- Gen 10:6-72 verses73%
6 The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.
7 The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
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13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.
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20 Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah.
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26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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1 These are the genealogies of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.
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18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
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15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
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24 Arphaxad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
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4 Then they said, "Come, let us build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
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7 But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply upon it.
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20 Noah, a man of the soil, began to work the land and planted a vineyard.
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1 God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'
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1 Now the whole earth had one language and a common speech.
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9 That is why it was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
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4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humanity and had children by them. They were the mighty men of old, men of renown.
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1 When mankind began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
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18 and the Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. Later, the clans of the Canaanites were scattered.