Genesis 10:8

Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

In Context

7The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

9Yahweh saw that he had become (OR, caused him to become) a great hunter. That is why people say to a great hunter, “Yahweh ◄sees that you are/has caused you to be► a great hunter like Nimrod.”

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Cross References

Genesis 2:13The name of the second river is Gihon. That river flows through all the land of Cain.

Micah 5:6With their swords our army will defeat the army of Assyria, whose capital was founded by Nimrod long ago. So our army will rescue us from the Assyrian army when they invade our country [DOU].

Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:7-15

6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said; Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord . 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and… Read the whole commentary →

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