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Genesis 10:9
New English Translation
Genesis 10:9
New English Translation
9 He was a mighty hunter[a] before the Lord.[b] (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”)
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- Genesis 10:9 tn 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).
- Genesis 10:9 tn Another option is to take the divine name here, לִפְנֵי יִהוָה (lifne yehvah, “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.”
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