Genesis 10:9 “He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a…”

Genesis 10:9

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

World English Bible

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.

American Standard Version

He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

He was a mightie hunter before the Lord. wherefore it is saide, As Nimrod the mightie hunter before the Lord.

Darby Translation

He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!

Young's Literal Translation

he hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, 'As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before Jehovah.'

Bible in Basic English

He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.

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Cross references

“a mighty”

Genesis 6:4 Genesis 25:27 Genesis 27:30 Jeremiah 16:16 Ezekiel 13:18 Micah 7:2

Genesis 6:4 · BSB

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Genesis 25:27 · BSB

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

Genesis 27:30 · BSB

As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.

Jeremiah 16:16 · BSB

But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks…

Ezekiel 13:18 · BSB

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls…

Micah 7:2 · BSB

The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

“before the Lord”

Genesis 6:11 Genesis 13:13

Genesis 6:11 · BSB

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.

Genesis 13:13 · BSB

But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.

“Even”

2 Chronicles 28:22 Psalm 52:7

2 Chronicles 28:22 · BSB

In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

Psalm 52:7 · BSB

“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Read Genesis 10