Passage

Genesis 10.8-10

Book: Genesis · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"6. And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. 7. And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan."

"8. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9. He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah. 10. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar."

"11. Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah, 12. and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city)." (Genesis 10:6-12, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"6. The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 7. The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan."

"8. Cush became the father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9. He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh”. 10. The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar."

"11. Out of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, 12. and Resen between Nineveh and the great city Calah." (Genesis 10:6-12, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"6. And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7. And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan."

"8. And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. 10. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. ^{Babel: Gr. Babylon}"

"11. Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, ^{went: or, he went out into Assyria} ^{the city: or, the streets of the city} 12. And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city." (Genesis 10:6-12, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"6. And sons of Ham [are] Cush, and Mitzraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7. And sons of Cush [are] Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah [are] Sheba and Dedan."

"8. And Cush hath begotten Nimrod; 9. he hath begun to be a hero in the land; he hath been a hero in hunting before Jehovah; therefore it is said, 'As Nimrod the hero [in] hunting before Jehovah.' 10. And the first part of his kingdom is Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar;"

"11. from that land he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah, 12. and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah; it [is] the great city." (Genesis 10:6-12, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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