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Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

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Genesis 10:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 10:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

Genesis 10:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.”

Genesis 10:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 10:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

He was a great hunter before the Lord, which is why people say someone is “like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 10:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.

Genesis 10:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!

Genesis 10:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He was a mighty hunter whom the Lord blessed. That’s why people used to say, “⸤He’s⸥ like Nimrod, a mighty hunter whom the Lord blessed.”

Genesis 10:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord. That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the Lord.”

Genesis 10:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”

Genesis 10:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it was said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Yahweh.”

Genesis 10:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He was a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes. That’s why people sometimes compare others with Nimrod. They say, “They are like Nimrod, who is a mighty hunter in the Lord’s eyes.”

Genesis 10:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”


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