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1. Mosebok 10,9

Nimrod

7 Kusjs avkom var Seba, Havila, Sabta, Raema og Sabteka; og Raemas sønner var Saba og Dedan.

8 Kusj ble far til Nimrod, som vokste opp til å bli en mektig kriger på jorden.

Han var en mektig jeger for Herren; derfor sier man: "Som Nimrod, en mektig jeger for Herren."

10 Begynnelsen på hans rike var Babylon, Uruk, Akkad og Kalne, i landet Sinear.

11 Fra det landet dro han til Assyria, hvor han bygde Ninive, Rehobot-Ir og Kalah,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
KJV
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
WEB
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.
ASV
He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.
DARBY
He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; therefore it is said, As Nimrod, the mighty hunter before Jehovah!
BLB
He was a mighty hunter before the face of YHWH; upon thus it is said: “Like Nimrod, [a] mighty hunter before the face of YHWH.”
ÅB
Han var en veldig jeger for Herrens åsyn; derfor sier folk: En veldig jeger for Herrens åsyn som Nimrod.
OTB
Han var en mektig jeger for Herren; derfor sier man: "Som Nimrod, en mektig jeger for Herren."
B1930
Han var en veldig jeger for Herrens åsyn; derfor sier folk: En veldig jeger for Herrens åsyn som Nimrod.

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