KJV
ASV
9. He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah.
ESV
9. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD."
ERVEN
9. He was a great hunter before the Lord. That is why people compare other men to him and say, "That man is like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord."
NLT
9. Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, "This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world."
WEB
9. He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Yahweh."
NET
9. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. (That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.")
NLV
9. He was a powerful animal-killer in the eyes of the Lord. So it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful animal-killer in the eyes of the Lord."
HCSB
9. He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD."
YLT
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.`
LITV
9. He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah; so it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before Jehovah.
RV
9. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.
NCV
9. He was a great hunter before the Lord, which is why people say someone is "like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord."
MKJV
9. He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah. Therefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before Jehovah.
AKJV
9. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: why it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
LXXEN
9. He was a giant hunter before the Lord God; therefore they say, As Nebrod the giant hunter before the Lord.