King James Version (KJV)
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
Modern English
Cush fathered Nimrod. He was the first on earth to be a mighty man.
Hebrew
וְכוּשׁ יָלַ֖ד אֶת נִמְר֑וֹד ה֣וּא הֵחֵ֔ל לִהְי֥וֹת גִּבּ֖וֹר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
vkvsh yalad ʾet nimrvod hvʾ heḥel lihyvot gibvor baʾareṣ