Verse 31

Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  og Elia tok tolv steiner, i samsvar med antallet av Jakobs sønners stammer, han som Herrens ord kom til og sa: 'Israel skal være ditt navn,'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Elia tok tolv steiner, ifølge antallet av Jakobs stammer, han som Herrens ord hadde kommet til og sagt: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• Norsk King James

  Elias tok tolv steiner, etter antallet av Jakobs sønners stammer; for dem kom Herrens ord og sa: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Elia tok tolv steiner, etter Israels stammers tall, som Herren hadde sagt: Ditt navn skal være Israel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Elia tok tolv steiner, etter antallet av Judas stammer, til hvem Herrens ord kom og sa: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Elia tok tolv steiner etter tallet på stammene til Jakobs sønner, han som Herrens ord kom til og sa: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Elias tok tolv steiner, etter antallet til Jakobs sønner – de stammene til hvem Herrens ord kom: 'Israel skal være ditt navn.'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Elia tok tolv steiner etter tallet på stammene til Jakobs sønner, han som Herrens ord kom til og sa: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Elia tok tolv steiner, etter tallet på Jakobs sønners stammer – han som Herrens ord var kommet til og sagt: 'Israel skal være ditt navn.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Elia tok tolv steiner, etter antall stammer til Jakobs sønner – han som Herrens ord kom til og sa: «Israel skal være ditt navn.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Elias tog tolv Stene efter Jakobs Børns Stammers Tal, ham, til hvem Herrens Ord skede, og sagde: Dit Navn skal være Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Elia tok tolv steiner, i samsvar med tallet på stammene til Jakobs sønner, til ham som Herrens ord var kommet til og hadde sagt: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be your name:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Elia tok tolv steiner, etter tallet på Jakobs sønners stammer, som Herrens ord hadde kommet til, og sagt: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Elia tok tolv steiner, i samsvar med tallet på Jakobs sønners stammer, til hvem Herrens ord hadde kommet og sagt: 'Israel skal være ditt navn.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Elia tok tolv steiner etter antall av Jakobs barns stammer, for ham var Herrens ord kommet, og sagt: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Elia tok tolv steiner, en for hver av Israels stammer, som Herren hadde sagt: Israel skal være ditt navn.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & toke twolue stones acordinge to the nombre of ye trybes of the childre of Iacob (vnto whom the worde of the LORDE spake, and sayde: Thy name shal be Israel)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Eliiah tooke twelue stones, according to the nomber of the tribes of the sonnes of Iaakob, (vnto whome the worde of the Lord came, saying, Israel shalbe thy name)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Elias toke twelue stones, according to the number of the twelue tribes of the sonnes of Iacob, vnto whom the word of the Lorde came, saying: Israel shalbe thy name.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, Israel shall be your name.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, `Israel is thy name;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah came, saying, Israel shall be thy name.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Yahweh came, saying, "Israel shall be your name."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the LORD’s message had come,“Israel will be your name.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 17:34 : 34 To this day they continue to practice their former customs. They neither fear the Lord nor follow the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
• Gen 32:28 : 28 The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.
• Gen 35:10 : 10 God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So He named him Israel.
• Josh 4:3-4 : 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, from the spot where the priests’ feet stand firm, carry them with you, and set them down at the place where you will spend the night.’” 4 So Joshua called the twelve men he had chosen from the Israelites, one man from each tribe,
• Josh 4:20 : 20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan.
• Exod 24:4 : 4 Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning, he built an altar at the base of the mountain and set up twelve pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Gen 33:20 : 20 There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
• Ezra 6:17 : 17 They offered for the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
• Isa 48:1 : 1 Hear this, house of Jacob, those who are called by the name of Israel and who have come out of Judah's lineage, who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness.
• Jer 31:1 : 1 At that time, declares the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.
• Ezek 37:16-22 : 16 And you, son of man, take one stick and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel associated with him.’ 17 Join them together into one stick so that they become one in your hand. 18 When your people say to you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by this?’ 19 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Behold, I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will join it to the stick of Judah, making them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.' 20 The sticks on which you write will be in your hand before their eyes. 21 Then say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Behold, I will take the Israelites from among the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.' 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over them all. They will no longer be two nations or divided into two kingdoms.
• Ezek 47:13 : 13 This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This will be the boundary by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph receiving two portions.'
• Eph 2:20 : 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
• Eph 4:4-6 : 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope at your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all.
• Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 5 From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; 6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand; 7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand; 8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
• Rev 21:12 : 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates were twelve angels, and on the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.