Genesis 10:8

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in the earth.

Darby Translation

And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

Bible in Basic English

And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.

In context

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

9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”

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