OET interlinear GEN 10:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-kinship

וְ⁠כ֖וּשׁ יָלַ֣ד אֶת־נִמְרֹ֑ד

and=Kūsh he/it_fathered DOM Nimrōd

See how you translated fathered in Genesis 6:10, and how you translated a phrase in 10:1 were born to that has a similar meaning. Your language may have its own terms or expressions for these relationships. Alternate translation: [Cush also fathered a son named Nimrod]

גִּבֹּ֖ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=Kūsh he/it_fathered DOM Nimrōd he/it he/it_began to=be mighty(ms) on_the=earth )

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 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

בָּ⁠אָֽרֶץ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=Kūsh he/it_fathered DOM Nimrōd he/it he/it_began to=be mighty(ms) on_the=earth )

For some languages it may be more natural to put this phrase earlier and say, “who was the first man on earth to become a powerful ruler” Alternate translation: [in the world]

ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִֽ⁠הְי֥וֹת

he/it he/it_began (Some words not found in UHB: and=Kūsh he/it_fathered DOM Nimrōd he/it he/it_began to=be mighty(ms) on_the=earth )

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