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Genesis 10:9-11
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 10:9-11
1599 Geneva Bible
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Wherefore it is said, [a]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 [b]Shinar.
11 Out of that land came Assyria, and built Nineveh, and the [c]city Rehoboth, and Calah:
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- Genesis 10:9 His tyranny came into a proverb as hated both of God and man: for he passed not to commit cruelty even in God’s presence.
- Genesis 10:10 For there was another city in Egypt, called also Babel.
- Genesis 10:11 Or, the streets of the city.
Genesis 10:9-11
New International Version
Genesis 10:9-11
New International Version
9 He was a mighty(A) hunter(B) 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,(C) Uruk,(D) Akkad and Kalneh,(E) in[a] Shinar.[b](F) 11 From that land he went to Assyria,(G) where he built Nineveh,(H) Rehoboth Ir,[c] Calah
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- 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
Genesis 10:9-11
King James Version
Genesis 10:9-11
King James Version
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 builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
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