1 Chronicles 1:10

What does 1 Chronicles 1:10 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 1:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Cush was the father of Nimrod: he was the first to be a great man in the earth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the land.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

Context

v.9And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

v.10This passage

v.11And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 10:8

    And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

  • Micah 5:6

    And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.

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