Genesis 10:9
9 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 International Version (NIV)
9 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 — English Standard Version (ESV)
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
Genesis 10:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.
Genesis 10:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
9 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)
9 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)
9 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)
9 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)
9 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)
9 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)
9 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)
9 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)
9 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)
9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”