1 Chronicles 1:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Cushוְכ֖וּשׁ
(ve·chush)
3568a: a son of Ham, also his desc., also a land in the S. Nile Valleyprobably of foreign origin
became the fatherיָלַ֣ד
(ya·lad)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
of Nimrod;נִמְרֹ֑וד
(nim·ro·vd;)
5248: a son of Cush and founder of the Bab. kingdomprobably of foreign origin
he beganהֵחֵ֔ל
(he·chel,)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
to be a mighty oneגִּבֹּ֖ור
(gib·bo·vr)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
in the earth.בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
(ba·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Cush
Kuwsh  (koosh)
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite -- Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
begat
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Nimrod
Nimrowd  (nim-rode')
Nimrod, a son of Cush -- Nimrod.
he began
chalal  (khaw-lal')
to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
to be mighty
gibbowr  (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

King James Bible
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first to become a great warrior on earth.

International Standard Version
Cush fathered Nimrod. He became the first powerful ruler on the earth.

NET Bible
Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Cush was the father of Nimrod, the first mighty warrior on the earth.

King James 2000 Bible
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
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