King James Version
Genesis 10:10 in the King James Version says “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Babel: Gr. Babylon” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Babel: Gr. Babylon”
Genesis 10:10 · King James Version
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Babel: Gr. Babylon
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
And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
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Compare 4 commentaries from different scholars and time periods for a richer understanding.
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And the beginning”
H7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
“of his kingdom”
H4467dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
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