New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 10:8-11

8Now Cushוְכ֖וּשׁve.KhushH3568becameH3205the fatherיָלַ֣דya.LadH3205of Nimrodנִמְרֹ֑דnim.RodH5248; hebecameהֵחֵ֔ל לִֽהְי֥וֹתhe.Chel lih.YotH2490 H1961a mightyגִּבֹּ֖רgi.BorH1368oneH1368on the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

9He was a mightyגִבֹּֽר־gi.bor-H1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559, “Like Nimrodכְּנִמְרֹ֛דke.nim.RodH5248a mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368hunterצַ֖יִדTza.yidH6718beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

10The beginningרֵאשִׁ֤יתre.ShitH7225of his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙mam.lakh.ToH4467wasBabelבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894and Erechוְאֶ֖רֶךְve.'E.rekhH751and Accadוְאַכַּ֣דve.'a.KadH390and Calnehוְכַלְנֵ֑הve.khal.NehH3641,in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofShinarשִׁנְעָֽר׃shin.'ArH8152.

11From that landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776he wentH3318forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318into Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129Ninevehנִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210and Rehoboth-Irרְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotH7344and Calahכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3625,

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