Now Cushbecamethe fatherof Nimrod;he becamea mightyoneon the earth.
The sonsof Cush[were] Sebaand Havilahand Sabtahand Raamahand Sabteca;and the sonsof Raamah[were] Shebaand Dedan.
He was a mightyhunterbeforethe LORD;thereforeit is said,"Like Nimroda mightyhunterbeforethe LORD."
The nameof the secondriveris Gihon;it flowsaroundthe wholelandof Cush.
Cushbecamethe fatherof Nimrod;he beganto be a mightyonein the earth.
Which sendsenvoysby the sea,Even in papyrusvesselson the surfaceof the waters.Go,swiftmessengers,to a nationtalland smooth,To a peoplefearedfarand wide,A powerfuland oppressivenationWhoselandthe riversdivide.
They will shepherdthe landof Assyriawith the sword,The landof Nimrodat its entrances;And He will deliver[us] from the AssyrianWhenhe attacksour landAnd whenhe tramplesour territory.