9he 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.'


In Context

6 And sons of Ham are Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

7 And sons of Cush are Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah are Sheba and Dedan.

8 And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

9 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.'

10 And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;

11 from that land he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,

Genesis 10:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord ; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord ."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:9And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, |Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: why it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.