Genesis 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
Genesis 10:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 10:89 words
וְכוּשׁwəḵûšAnd Cush
יָלַדyāladBear young
אֶתʾet—
נִמְרֹדnimərōdNimrod
הוּאhûʾHe
הֵחֵלhēḥēlBore
לִהְיוֹתlihəywōtTo exist
גִּבֹּרgibōrPowerful
בָּאָרֶץbāʾāreṣIn earth
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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