Genesis 10:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 10:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 10:8 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 10:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Genesis 10:8 — World English Bible

Genesis 10:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 10:8 — American Standard Version

Genesis 10:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;”

Genesis 10:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 10:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Genesis 10:8 — Darby Translation

Genesis 10:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Genesis 10:8 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 10:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”

Genesis 10:8 — The Living Sword

Genesis 10:8 in Context — Genesis 10

6 Los hijos de Châm: Cush, y Mizraim, y Phut, y Canaán.

7 Y los hijos de Cush: Seba, Havila, y Sabta, y Raama, y Sabtecha. Y los hijos de Raama: Sheba y Dedán.

8 Y Cush engendró á Nimrod: éste comenzó á ser poderoso en la tierra.

9 Este fué vigoroso cazador delante de Jehová; por lo cual se dice: Así como Nimrod, vigoroso cazador delante de Jehová.

10 Y fué la cabecera de su reino Babel, y Erech, y Accad, y Calneh, en la tierra de Shinar.

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What Does Genesis 10:8 Mean?

Genesis 10:8 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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