Genesis 10:8

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Genesis 10:8-12 The Message (MSG)

Cush also had Nimrod. He was the first great warrior on Earth. He was a great hunter before GOD. There was a saying, “Like Nimrod, a great hunter before GOD.” His kingdom got its start with Babel; then Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the country of Shinar. From there he went up to Asshur and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

Genesis 10:8 King James Version (KJV)

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

Genesis 10:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.

Genesis 10:8 New Century Version (NCV)

Cush also had a descendant named Nimrod, who became a very powerful man on earth.

Genesis 10:8 American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Genesis 10:8 New International Version (NIV)

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

Genesis 10:8 New King James Version (NKJV)

Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.

Genesis 10:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.

Genesis 10:8 New Living Translation (NLT)

Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.

Genesis 10:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Cush also had a son named Nimrod, who became known as the first mighty conqueror.

Genesis 10:8 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.