Genesis 10:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.”
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BSBPD
“Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 10:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 2:13The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.
- 1 Chronicles 1:10Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
- Micah 5:6And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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