Genesis 10:11

Verse

RBT Translation:

From the Earth of Himself ³⁸¹ Straight-one³⁸² has gone out and he is building Nineveh, and Open-city,³⁸³ and Vigor,³⁸⁴

LITV Translation:
From that land he went forth to Assyria and built Nineveh, and Rehoboth the city, and Calah,

ESV Translation:
From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Out of that land came Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

Footnotes

381

Hebrew הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא, ha-eretz ha-hu. The mystery masculine pronoun + definite article is used with the feminine noun “Earth”.

382

Who is Asshur? Strong’s #804, Ashshuwr is defined as both a place and a person. Yet we don’t learn of him until later as a builder of Shem (the Name) in Genesis 10:22. There is a lot of apparent “backwardness” in our story, but it is on purpose. Christ’s Chosen City is prepared before the Christian Kingdom of Man. Modern translators assume this verse refers to Nimrod. But the old translations are correct as is also supported by the LXX which reads, “From out of that land came forth Assyria.”

383

Hebrew Rehoboth-Ir (Strong’s #7344), The open spaces, enlargements. This is also the meaning of the name Opened who dwells in the tents of Shem. See note on Genesis 6:10.

384

Strong’s #3625, Kelach. From the same root as #3624, kelach, firm, or rugged strength, full complete age, maturity—vigor.