⁸ Cush was the father^[a] of Nimrod,^(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

¹⁰ The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,^(A) Uruk,^(B) Akkad and Kalneh,^(C) in^[a] Shinar.^{[b](D) 11} From that land he went to Assyria,^(E) where he built Nineveh,^(F) Rehoboth Ir,^[c] Calah