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 Les fils de Cham furent: Cusch, Mitsraïm, Puth et Canaan.

7 Les fils de Cusch: Saba, Havila, Sabta, Raema et Sabteca. Les fils de Raema: Séba et Dedan.

8 Cusch engendra aussi Nimrod; c’est lui qui commença à être puissant sur la terre.

9 Il fut un vaillant chasseur devant l’Éternel; c’est pourquoi l’on dit: Comme Nimrod, vaillant chasseur devant l’Éternel.

10 Il régna d’abord sur Babel, Érec, Accad et Calné, au pays de Schinear.

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What Does Genesis 10:8 Mean?

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