GEN 10:8 Parallel View

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UST Cush also had a son named Nimrod, who was the first person on earth to be a powerful ruler.

BSB § Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one [fn] on the earth.

10:8 Or who established himself as a mighty warrior or who became the first fearless leader

OEB Cush fathered Nimrod; he began to be known as a mighty one in the earth.

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

NET Cush was the father of Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.

LSV And Cush has begotten Nimrod;

FBV Cush was also the father of Nimrod, who set himself up as the first tyrant on earth.

T4T Another one of Cush’s descendants was Nimrod. Nimrod was the first person on earth who became a mighty warrior.

LEB And Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty warrior.[fn]

?:? Literally “He began to be a mighty warrior on the earth”

BBE And Cush was the father of Nimrod, who was the first of the great men of the earth.

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JPS And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

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

DRA Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

YLT And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

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

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

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

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

BB The children of Raamah: Seba, and Dedan, Chus also begat Nimrod.

GNV And Cush begate Nimrod, who began to be mightie in the earth.
(And Cush begat Nimrod, who began to be mighty in the earth. )

CB Thus also begat Nemrod, which beganne to be mightie in the earth,
(Thus also begat Nemrod, which began to be mighty in the earth,)

WYC Forsothe Thus gendride Nemroth; he bigan to be myyti in erthe,
(Forsothe Thus begat/gave_birth_to Nemroth; he began to be myyti in earth,)

LUT Chus aber zeugete den Nimrod. Der fing an ein gewaltiger Herr zu sein auf Erden,
(Chus but zeugete the Nimrod. The fing at a gewaltiger Herr to his on earthn,)

CLV Porro Chus genuit Nemrod: ipse cœpit esse potens in terra,[fn]
(Porro Chus genuit Nemrod: himself cœpit esse potens in terra,)

10.8 Regma et Saba, etc. HIERON. Paulatim antiqua nomina perdiderunt, et quæ nunc pro veteribus habeant, ignoratur. Saba. Alia quam superior, et differunt in scriptura: illa enim per samech, hæc per schin scribitur; ubi enim dicimus: Reges Arabum et Saba dona adducent, in Hebræo habetur scheba et seba. Nemrod. Qui ultra naturam cœlum penetrare voluit. Significat diabolum, qui ait: Ascendam super astra cœli. Nemrod, secundum Josephum, nova regni cupiditate tyrannidem arripuit, et fuit auctor ædificandæ turris quæ tangeret cœlum. Ipse cœpit esse potens, vel gigas, secundum alios. Sed antea gigantes natos Scriptura commemorat. Sed forte post diluvium novitas generis humani reparandi memoratur, quia ipse cœpit esse gigas super terram.

10.8 Regma and Saba, etc. HIERON. Paulatim antiqua nomina perdiderunt, and which now pro veteribus habeant, ignoratur. Saba. Alia how superior, and differunt in scriptura: illa because per samech, this per schin scribitur; ubi because dicimus: Reges Arabum and Saba dona adducent, in Hebræo habetur scheba and seba. Nemrod. Who ultra naturam cœlum penetrare voluit. Significat diabolum, who ait: Ascendam super astra cœli. Nemrod, after/second Yosephum, nova regni cupiditate tyrannidem arripuit, and fuit auctor ædificandæ turris which tangeret cœlum. Ipse cœpit esse potens, or gigas, after/second alios. Sed antea gigantes natos Scriptura commemorat. Sed forte after diluvium novitas generis humani reparandi memoratur, because himself cœpit esse gigas super the_earth/land.

BRN And Chus begot Nebrod: he began to be a giant upon the earth.

BrLXX Χοὺς δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Νεβρώδ· οὗτος ἤρξατο εἶναι γίγας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
(Ⱪous de egennaʸse ton Nebrōd; houtos aʸrxato einai gigas epi taʸs gaʸs. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠כ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת נִמְרֹ֑ד

and=Kush he/it_fathered DOM Nimrod

See how you translated fathered in Gen 6:10, and how you translated a phrase in 10:1 (“were born to”) that has a similar meaning. Alternate translation: “Cush also fathered a son named Nimrod,”

ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִֽ⁠הְי֥וֹת

he/it he/it_began to=be

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “who was the first person/man/one to be” or (2) “who became”

גִּבֹּ֖ר

mighty(ms)

There were other mighty men before Nimrod, but apparently he was the first one to have a kingdom (verse 10). Alternate translation: “a powerful warrior” or “a powerful king”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

בָּ⁠אָֽרֶץ

on_the=earth

For some languages it may be more natural to put this phrase earlier and say, “who was the first person/man on earth to be/become a powerful ruler/warrior.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “in the world.”

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