10:8 Cush was the father of ¹  Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth. 10:9 He was a mighty hunter ²  before the Lord. ³  (That is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.”) 10:10 The primary regions ⁴  of his kingdom were Babel, ⁵  Erech, ⁶  Akkad, ⁷  and Calneh ⁸  in the land of Shinar. ⁹