Genesis 10:8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

English Standard Version
Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man.

New American Standard Bible
Now Cush became the father of Nimrod; he became a mighty one on the earth.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.

International Standard Version
Cush fathered Nimrod, who became the first fearless leader throughout the land.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty on earth.

Darby Bible Translation
And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;

Cross References

Genesis 10:7
And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

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

Isaiah 18:2
That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes on the waters, saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning till now; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!

Micah 5:6
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he comes into our land, and when he treads within our borders.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

10:8-14 Nimrod was a great man in his day; he began to be mighty in the earth, Those before him were content to be upon the same level with their neighbours, and though every man bare rule in his own house, yet no man pretended any further. Nimrod was resolved to lord it over his neighbours. The spirit of the giants before the flood, who became mighty men, and men of renown, Ge 6:4, revived in him. Nimrod was a great hunter. Hunting then was the method of preventing the hurtful increase of wild beasts. This required great courage and address, and thus gave an opportunity for Nimrod to command others, and gradually attached a number of men to one leader. From such a beginning, it is likely, that Nimrod began to rule, and to force others to submit. He invaded his neighbours' rights and properties, and persecuted innocent men; endeavouring to make all his own by force and violence. He carried on his oppressions and violence in defiance of God himself. Nimrod was a great ruler. Some way or other, by arts or arms, he got into power, and so founded a monarchy, which was the terror of the mighty, and bid fair to rule all the world. Nimrod was a great builder. Observe in Nimrod the nature of ambition. It is boundless; much would have more, and still cries, Give, give. It is restless; Nimrod, when he had four cities under his command, could not be content till he had four more. It is expensive; Nimrod will rather be at the charge of rearing cities, than not have the honour of ruling them. It is daring, and will stick at nothing. Nimrod's name signifies rebellion; tyrants to men are rebels to God. The days are coming, when conquerors will no longer be spoken of with praise, as in man's partial histories, but be branded with infamy, as in the impartial records of the Bible.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. Nimrod—mentioned as eclipsing all his family in renown. He early distinguished himself by his daring and successful prowess in hunting wild beasts. By those useful services he earned a title to public gratitude; and, having established a permanent ascendancy over the people, he founded the first kingdom in the world [Ge 10:10].