Genesis 10 · Verse 11

Genesis 10:11

Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
Genesis 10:11, King James Version

Genesis 10:11 in other translations

BSBFrom that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
WEBOut of that land he went into Assyria, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah,
ASVOut of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
YLTfrom that land he hath gone out to Asshur, and buildeth Nineveh, even the broad places of the city, and Calah,
DARBYFrom that land went out Asshur, and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah,
BBEFrom that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah,
WebsterOut of that land went forth Ashur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

What does Genesis 10:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Out of that land went forth Asshur--or, as the Margin has it, "He [Nimrod] at the head of his army went forth into Assyria," that is, he pushed his conquests into that country. and builded Nineveh--opposite the town of Mosul, on the Tigris, and the other towns near it. This raid into Assyria was an invasion of the territories of Shem, and hence the name "Nimrod," signifying "rebel," is supposed to have been conferred on him from his daring revolt against the divine distribution.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur - The marginal reading is to be preferred here. He - Nimrod, went out into Assyria and built Nineveh; and hence Assyria is called the land of Nimrod, Mic 5:6. Thus did this mighty hunter extend his dominions in every possible way. The city of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, is supposed to have had its name from Ninus, the son of Nimrod; but probably Ninus and Nimrod are the same person. This city, which made so conspicuous a figure in the history of the world, is now called Mossul; it is an inconsiderable place, built out of the ruins of the ancient Nineveh. Rehoboth, and Calah, etc. - Nothing certain is known concerning the situation of these places; conjecture is endless, and it has been amply indulged by learned men in seeking for Rehoboth in the Birtha of Ptolemy, Calah in Calachine, Resen in Larissa, etc., etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 10:8-14

Nimrod was a great man in his day; he began to be mighty in the earth, Those before him were content to be upon the same level with their neighbours, and though every man bare rule in his own house, yet no man pretended any further. Nimrod was resolved to lord it over his neighbours. The spirit of the giants before the flood, who became mighty men, and men of renown, Ge 6:4, revived in him. Nimrod was a great…

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Genesis 10:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931
יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he went forthH3318
אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venand he builtH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נִ֣ינְוֵ֔הnin.VehNinevehH5210
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
רְחֹבֹ֥תre.cho.VotRehoboth-H7344
עִ֖יר'irIrH5893
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּֽלַח\׃Ka.lachCalahH3625

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 10:11

  • Micah 5:6

    And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

  • Jonah 1:2

    Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

  • Nahum 1:1

    The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

  • Psalms 83:8

    Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.

  • Isaiah 37:37

    So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

  • 2 Kings 19:36

    So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

  • Numbers 24:22

    Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.

  • Ezra 4:2

    Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar–haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

  • Ezekiel 27:23

    Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

  • Nahum 2:8

    But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

  • Numbers 24:24

    And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

  • Hosea 14:3

    Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 1700. B.C. 2304. went forth Asshur. or, he went outinto Assyria.
Mic 5:6
Asshur.
Nu 24:22,24; Ezr 4:2; Ps 83:8; Eze 27:23; 32:22; Ho 14:3
Nineveh.
2Ki 19:36; Isa 37:37; Jon 1:2; 3:1-10; Na 1:1; 2:8; 3:7; Zep 2:13
the city of. or, the streets of the city.

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Context

  • Genesis 10:10

    And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

  • Genesis 10:11

    Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

  • Genesis 10:12

    And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

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Genesis 10:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De aquesta tierra salió Assur, y edificó á Nínive, y á Rehoboth, y á Calah,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		De ce pays-là sortit Assur, et il bâtit Ninive, et Rehoboth-Ir, et Calakh,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Von diesem Lande zog er aus nach Assur und baute Ninive und Rechobot-Ir und Kalach,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		De terra illa egressus est Assur, et ædificavit Niniven, et plateas civitatis, et Chale.