And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis 10:9 - Modern King James Version He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah. Therefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before Jehovah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah. Common English Bible The LORD saw him as a great hunter, and so it is said, “Like Nimrod, whom the LORD saw as a great hunter.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he was an able hunter before the Lord. From this, a proverb came forth: 'Just like Nimrod, an able hunter before the Lord.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord. |
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before Jehovah, exceedingly so.
And the boys grew. And Esau was a man knowing hunting, and Jacob was a simple man, living in tents.
And it happened, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was scarcely gone from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
There were giants in the earth in those days. And also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore to them, they were mighty men who existed of old, men of renown.
And in the time of his distress he trespassed even more against Jehovah, this King Ahaz.
Behold, the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, he was strong in his wickedness.
which sends ambassadors by the sea, even in ships of papyrus on the waters, saying, Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a terrifying people from it and onwards; a mighty nation and trampling down, whose land the rivers have divided!
Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says Jehovah, and they will fish them. And afterwards I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Woe to those sewing bands to all joints of my hands, and make long veils for the head of every man of stature, to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of My people, and will you save alive the souls for yourselves?
The pious has perished from the earth, and there is none upright among men. For they all lie in wait for blood; each one hunts his brother with a net.