Genesis 10:8-11
New King James Version
8 Cush begot (A)Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. 9 He was a mighty (B)hunter (C)before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 (D)And the beginning of his kingdom was (E)Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went (F)to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
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Genesis 10:8-11
New International Version
8 Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. 9 He was a mighty(B) hunter(C) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,(D) Uruk,(E) Akkad and Kalneh,(F) in[b] Shinar.[c](G) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(H) where he built Nineveh,(I) Rehoboth Ir,[d] Calah
Footnotes
- Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
- Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
- Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
- Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares
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