6:1 When humankind 1 began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born 2 to them, 3
10:8 Cush was the father of 4 Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.
1 tn The Hebrew text has the article prefixed to the noun. Here the article indicates the generic use of the word אָדָם (’adam): “humankind.”
2 tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) is circumstantial to the initial temporal clause. It could be rendered, “with daughters being born to them.” For another example of such a disjunctive clause following the construction וַיְהִיכִּי (vayÿhiki, “and it came to pass when”), see 2 Sam 7:1.
3 tn The pronominal suffix is third masculine plural, indicating that the antecedent “humankind” is collective.
4 tn Heb “fathered.” Embedded within Cush’s genealogy is an account of Nimrod, a mighty warrior. There have been many attempts to identify him, but none are convincing.
7 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household) has been specified in the translation for clarity.