Genesis 10:9
Bible › Genesis › Chapter 10 › Verse 9
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
In other translations
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
Hebrew words
הוּא־hu'-heH1931הָיָהhayahhe wasH1961גִבֹּר־gibor-a mighty [man] ofH1368צַיִדtzayidhuntingH6718לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651יֵאָמַרye'amarit is saidH559כְּנִמְרֹדkenimrodlike NimrodH5248גִּבּוֹרgibora mighty [man] ofH1368צַיִדtzayidhuntingH6718לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 28:22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
- Genesis 25:27And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.
- Genesis 6:4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
- Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
- Genesis 6:11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
- Genesis 27:30And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
- Micah 7:2The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- Jeremiah 16:16Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the Lord, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.But for now I will send for many fishermen, declares the LORD, and they will catch them. After that I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill, even from the clefts of the rocks.
- Ezekiel 13:18And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
- Psalm 52:7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.
People and places
People: Nimrod