Verse 19

But God struck down some of the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had inflicted them with a great blow.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Herren slo noen av mennene i Bet-Semes fordi de hadde sett inn i arken. Han rammet syvtitusen og femti tusen personer, og de sørget fordi Herren hadde gitt dem en alvorlig straff.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han slo mennene i Bet-Semes fordi de så inn i Herrens ark, han slo av folket femti tusen og sytti menn; og folket sørget fordi Herren hadde slått mange av dem med et stort slag.

• Norsk King James

  Og han slo mennene fra Bet-Sjemesj fordi de hadde sett inn i Herrens ark; han slo av folket femti tusen og tre og seksti menn; og folket sørget, fordi Herren hadde straffet mange av dem hardt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Herren slo noen av mennene i Bet-Sjemes fordi de så inn i Herrens ark. Han slo sytti menn av folket. Da sørget folket fordi Herren hadde slått dem med et hardt slag.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Herren slo noen menn fra Bet-Semes fordi de hadde sett på Herrens ark. Han slo sytti mann, blant femti tusen, og folket sørget fordi Herren hadde påført folket et stort slag.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Gud slo ned mennene i Bet-Sjema fordi de hadde sett ned i Herrens ark; han slo femti tusen og sytti mann av folket. Og folket sørget, fordi Herren hadde slått mange av folket med en stor slagkraft.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Herren slo ned folket i Bet-Semes fordi de hadde sett inn i hans hellige ark; han slo ned 50 000 og 70 menn blant folket, og folket sørget, for Herren hadde rammet mange med en stor ødeleggelse.

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

  Men Gud slo ned mennene i Bet-Sjema fordi de hadde sett ned i Herrens ark; han slo femti tusen og sytti mann av folket. Og folket sørget, fordi Herren hadde slått mange av folket med en stor slagkraft.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Herren slo noen av mennene i Bet-Shemesh fordi de hadde sett i Herrens ark. 70 menn døde, og folket sørget fordi Herren hadde påført dem en stor slag.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herrens folk i Bet Shemesh ble rammet fordi de hadde sett på Herrens ark. Herrens folk døde syttien mann og femti tusen mann. Folket sørget fordi Herren hadde rammet dem så hardt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han slog (nogle) af de Mænd i Beth-Semes, fordi de saae i Herrens Ark, og han slog af Folket halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd (og) halvtredsindstyve tusinde Mænd; da sørgede Folket, fordi Herren havde slaget paa Folket med et stort Slag.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Herren slo noen av mennene i Bet-Sjemesj fordi de hadde sett inn i Herrens ark. Han slo femti tusen og syttien menn blant folket, og folket sørget fordi Herren hadde slått så mange mennesker med død.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And He struck the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men Gud rammet mennene i Bet-Semes fordi de hadde sett inn i Yahwehs ark. Han slo blant folket femti tusen og sytti mann; og folket sørget fordi Yahweh hadde rammet dem med et stort slag.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Herren slo noen av mennene i Bet-Semes fordi de hadde sett inn i Herrens ark, ja, han slo sytti mennesker – av de eldste femti menn – og folket sørget fordi Herren hadde rammet dem så hardt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han slo ned noen av mennene i Bet-Semes fordi de hadde sett i Herrens ark; han slo ned sytti menn av folket; og folket sørget fordi Herren hadde slått folket med et stort slag.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Herren slo sytti menn av folket i Bet-Semes fordi de hadde sett inn i Herrens ark, og stor var sorgen blant folket over den plagen Herren hadde sendt over dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And certaine of BethSames were slaine because they had sene ye Arke of the LORDE, and he slewe fyftye thousande and seuentye men of the people. Then mourned the people, because the LORDE had done so greate a slaughter in the people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked in the Arke of the Lord: he slew euen among the people fiftie thousand men and three score and ten men; the people lamented, because the Lord had slaine the people with so great a slaughter.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he smote of the men of Bethsames, because they had loked in the arke of the Lorde, and he slue among the people fiftie thousand and three score and ten men: And the people lamented, because the Lorde had slaine the people with so great a slaughter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten [many] of the people with a great slaughter.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He struck of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He smiteth among the men of Beth-Shemesh, for they looked into the ark of Jehovah, yea, He smiteth among the people seventy men -- fifty chief men; and the people mourn, because Jehovah smote among the people -- a great smiting.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, [and] fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the LORD struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD; he struck down 50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the LORD had struck the people with a hard blow.

Referenced Verses

• Num 4:15 : 15 When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furnishings as the camp sets out, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, but they must not touch the holy things, lest they die. These are the tasks of the sons of Kohath regarding the tent of meeting.
• Num 4:20 : 20 But the Kohathites must not go in to look at the holy things, even for a moment, or they will die.
• 2 Sam 6:7 : 7 The LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence. He died there beside the ark of God.
• Exod 19:21 : 21 The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down and warn the people not to force their way through to see the LORD, or many of them will perish.'
• Lev 10:1-3 : 1 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own censer, put fire in it, placed incense on it, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them to do. 2 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, 'This is what the LORD has said: I will be shown as holy to those who draw near me, and I will be honored in the sight of all the people.' And Aaron remained silent.
• Num 4:4-5 : 4 This is the work of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting: caring for the most holy things. 5 When the camp prepares to set out, Aaron and his sons shall come and take down the curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.
• 1 Chr 13:9-9 : 9 When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen had stumbled. 10 The anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he had reached out to the ark. Uzza died there in the presence of God.
• Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one disqualify you by delighting in false humility and the worship of angels, dwelling on things he has not seen, being puffed up without reason by his fleshly mind.
• 1 Pet 4:17 : 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the house of God, and if it begins with us, what will become of those who disobey the gospel of God?