Now Cush [a]became the father of Nimrod; he [b]became a mighty one on the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The beginning of his kingdom was [c](A)Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of (B)Shinar.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 10:8 Lit begot
  2. Genesis 10:8 Lit began to be
  3. Genesis 10:10 Or Babylon