Genesis 10:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And Cushוְכ֖וּשׁh3568
1begatיָלַ֣דh3205
2אֶתh853
3Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דh5248
4ה֣וּאh1931
5he beganהֵחֵ֔לh2490
6to beלִֽהְי֥וֹתh1961
7a mighty oneגִּבֹּ֖רh1368
8in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃h776

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Cush became the father of Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Cush hath begotten Nimrod;