Genesis 10:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
Genesis 10:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 10:8 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 10:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
Genesis 10:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 10:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
Genesis 10:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 10:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;”
Genesis 10:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 10:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.”
Genesis 10:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 10:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in the earth.”
Genesis 10:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 10:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
Genesis 10:8 — The Living Sword
Genesis 10:8 in Context — Genesis 10
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.
What Does Genesis 10:8 Mean?
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