Genesis 10:9

New English Translation

⁹He was a mighty hunter^[a] before the Lord.^[b] (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”)

Genesis 10:9 tn The Hebrew word for “hunt” is צַיִד (tsayid), which is used on occasion for hunting men (1 Sam 24:12; Jer 16:16; Lam 3:15).
Genesis 10:9 tn Another option is to take the divine name here, לִפְנֵי יִהוָה (lifne y^ehvah, “before the Lord [YHWH]”), as a means of expressing the superlative degree. In this case one may translate “Nimrod was the greatest hunter in the world.”

New English Translation (NET)