Genesis 10:8

And, Cush begat Nimrod.—he, became a hero in the earth;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7And, the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabtah and Raamah, and Sabtechah,—And the sons of Raamah, Sheba and Dedan.

9he, became a hero of hunting before Yahweh, for this cause, it is said. Like Nimrod, a hero of hunting before Yahweh.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:13And the name of the second river, is Gihon,—the same, is that which surroundeth all the land of Cush,

Micah 5:6Then shall they shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof,—So shall he deliver from Assyria, when he shall enter our land, and when he shall tread down within our bounds.

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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