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Genesis 10:9

NETBible	He was a mighty hunter¹ before the Lord.² (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”)
NIV © biblegateway Gen 10:9	He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD."
NASB © biblegateway Gen 10:9	He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD."
NLT © biblegateway Gen 10:9	He was a mighty hunter in the LORD’s sight. His name became proverbial, and people would speak of someone as being "like Nimrod, a mighty hunter in the LORD’s sight."
MSG © biblegateway Gen 10:9	He was a great hunter before GOD. There was a saying, "Like Nimrod, a great hunter before GOD."
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 10:9	He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 10:9	He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD."
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 10:9	He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD."
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KJV	He was a mighty <01368> hunter <06718> before <06440> the LORD <03068>_: wherefore <03651> it is said <0559> (8735)_, Even as Nimrod <05248> the mighty <01368> hunter <06718> before <06440> the LORD <03068>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 10:9	He was a mighty <01368> hunter <06718> before <06440> the LORD <03068> ; therefore <05921> <3651> it is said <0559> , "Like Nimrod <05248> a mighty <01368> hunter <06718> before <06440> the LORD <03068> ."
LXXM	outov <3778> D-NSM hn <1510> V-IAI-3S gigav {N-NSM} kunhgov {N-NSM} enantion <1726> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM dia <1223> PREP touto <3778> D-ASN erousin {V-FAI-3P} wv <3739> CONJ nebrwd {N-PRI} gigav {N-NSM} kunhgov {N-NSM} enantion <1726> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	He <01931> was <01961> a mighty <01368> hunter <06718> before <06440> the Lord <03068> . (That is why <03651> <05921> it is said <0559> , “Like Nimrod <05248> , a mighty <01368> hunter <06718> before <06440> the Lord <03068> .”)
HEBREW	hwhy <03068> ynpl <06440> dyu <06718> rwbg <01368> drmnk <05248> rmay <0559> Nk <03651> le <05921> hwhy <03068> ynpl <06440> dyu <06718> rbg <01368> hyh <01961> awh (10:9) <01931>

NETBible

He was a mighty hunter¹ before the Lord.² (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”)

NET Notes

¹tn The Hebrew word for “hunt” is צַיִד (tsayid), which is used on occasion for hunting men (1 Sam 24:12; Jer 16:16; Lam 3:15).

²tn Another option is to take the divine name here, לִפְנֵי יִהוָה (lifne yÿhvah, “before the Lord [YHWH]”), as a means of expressing the superlative degree. In this case one may translate “Nimrod was the greatest hunter in the world.”