Verse 11

She said, "Let the king swear by the LORD your God that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy and that they will not eliminate my son." The king said, "As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hun svarte: «La kongen sverge ved Herren din Gud, at blodhevneren ikke skal ødelegge mer, så min sønn ikke blir drept.» Kongen svarte: «Så sant Herren lever, skal ikke et hår på hodet til din sønn falle til jorden.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa hun: La kongen huske på Herren din Gud, for at blodhevnerne ikke skal gjøre mer ødeleggelse, så de ødelegger min sønn. Han svarte: Så sant Herren lever, det skal ikke falle et hårstrå fra din sønns hode til jorden.

• Norsk King James

  Da sa hun: "Jeg ber deg, la kongen huske på Herren din Gud, så han ikke lar blodhemnerne ødelegge flere liv; vi ønsker ikke at de skal drepe min sønn." Og han sa: "Så sant Herren lever, skal ikke et hår på din sønns hode falle til jorden."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hun ba: «O konge, la din Gud huske på at blodhevnerne ikke skal fortsette å ødelegge, slik at de ikke skal utslette min sønn.» Han svarte: «Så sant Herren lever, ikke ett hår av din sønn skal falle til jorden.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hun sa: 'Måtte kongen huske Herren sin Gud, så blodhevnere ikke får ødelegge, og de ikke utsletter min sønn!' Han svarte: 'Så sant Herren lever, ikke et hår på din sønns hode skal falle til jorden.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da sa hun: Jeg ber deg, kom kongen i hu, Herren din Gud, slik at du ikke lar blodhevnere ødelegge mer, for da ville de ødelegge min sønn. Og han sa: Så sant Herren lever, det skal ikke falle en hårstrå fra din sønn til jorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da sa hun: 'Jeg ber deg, la kongen huske Herren, din Gud, og ikke la blodsutrederne fortsette ødeleggelsen, så de ikke utrydder min sønn. Så sant Herren lever, skal ikke et eneste hår på din sønn falle til jorden!'

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

  Da sa hun: Jeg ber deg, kom kongen i hu, Herren din Gud, slik at du ikke lar blodhevnere ødelegge mer, for da ville de ødelegge min sønn. Og han sa: Så sant Herren lever, det skal ikke falle en hårstrå fra din sønn til jorden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hun sa: «Må kongen ved Herren sin Gud sikre at blodhevneren ikke skal ødelegge mer, og at de ikke skal utslette min sønn.» Kongen sa: «Så sant Herren lever, skal ikke ett hår av din sønn falle på jorden.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hun sa: 'Minn kongen om Herren din Gud, at ingen hevner av blodet skal ødelegge mer, så de ikke utsletter min sønn.' Kongen sa: 'Så sant Herren lever, ikke et hår på din sønn skal falle til jorden.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og hun sagde: O Konge! Kjære, kom Herren din Gud ihu, at Blodhevnere skulle ikke blive mange til at fordærve, og at de ikke ødelægge min Søn; og han sagde: (Saa vist som) Herren lever, der skal ikke falde (noget) af din Søns Haar paa Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kvinnen sa: "Vær så snill, la kongen huske Herren din Gud, så ingen får utføre blodhevn og ødelegge min sønn." Han sa: "Så sant Herren lever, ikke et hår på din sønns hode skal falle til jorden."

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then she said, I pray you, let the king remember the LORD your God, that you would not allow the avenger of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så sa hun: La kongen huske Herren din Gud, at blodhevneren ikke ødelegger mer, for ikke å utslette min sønn. Han sa: Så sant Herren lever, skal ikke ett hår av din sønn falle til jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hun sa: 'Måtte kongen huske Herren din Gud, så blodhevneren ikke fortsetter å ødelegge og de ikke ødelegger min sønn.' Han svarte: 'Så sant Herren lever, ikke et hår av din sønn skal falle til jorden.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da sa hun: «Jeg ber deg, la kongen huske Herren din Gud, så hevneren av blod ikke ødelegger mer, for da vil de utslette min sønn.» Han sa: «Ved Herren, så sant Han lever, ikke ett hår fra din sønn skal falle på jorden.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hun sa: La kongen huske Herren din Gud, slik at blodhevneren ikke fortsetter ødeleggelsen og ingen tar livet av min sønn. Han svarte: Så sant Herren lever, ikke et hår på din sønns hode skal falle til jorden.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  She sayde: Let the kynge thynke vpon the LORDE his God, that there be not to many auengers of bloude to destroye, and that they brynge not my sonne to naught. He sayde: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, there shall not one heer of thy sonne fall vpon the earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said she, I pray thee, let the King remember the Lorde thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer many reuengers of blood to destroy, lest they slay my sonne; he answered, As the Lord liueth, there shal not one heare of thy sonne fall to the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then saide she: I pray thee let the king remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer many reuengers of blood to destroy, lest they slay my sonne. And he aunswered: As the Lorde lyueth, there shal not one heere of thy sonne fall to the earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said she, Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. He said, As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she saith, `Let, I pray thee, the king remember by Jehovah thy God, that the redeemer of blood add not to destroy, and they destroy not my son;' and he saith, `Jehovah liveth; if there doth fall of the hair of thy son to the earth.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then she said, Let the king keep in mind the Lord your God, so that he who gives punishment for blood may be kept back from further destruction and that no one may send death on my son. And he said, By the living Lord, not a hair of your son's head will come to the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then she said, "Please let the king remember Yahweh your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son." He said, "As Yahweh lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She replied,“In that case, let the king invoke the name of the LORD your God so that the avenger of blood may not add to the killing! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied,“As surely as the LORD lives, not a single hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 14:45 : 45 But the people said to Saul, 'Should Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he acted with God’s help today.' So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.
• Num 35:19 : 19 The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when they encounter the murderer, the avenger is to put them to death.
• Matt 10:30 : 30 But even the hairs of your head are all counted.
• Acts 27:34 : 34 Therefore, I urge you to take some food, because this is important for your survival. Not one of you will lose a single hair from your head.
• 1 Kgs 1:52 : 52 Solomon replied, "If he proves himself to be a man of integrity, not a single hair of his head will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die."
• Num 35:21 : 21 or if in hostility someone strikes another with their hand and the person dies, the one who struck them must be put to death. They are a murderer. The avenger of blood is to execute the sentence when they meet the murderer.
• Deut 19:4-9 : 4 Now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee there and live: whoever strikes his neighbor unintentionally, without prior malice, 5 for instance, when a man goes with his neighbor into the forest to cut wood and his hand swings the axe to cut the tree, and the iron head slips off the handle and strikes his neighbor, and he dies—that man may flee to one of these cities and live. 6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in anger, overtake him because the way is long, and strike him fatally, even though the manslayer does not deserve death, since he had no prior hatred towards his neighbor. 7 This is why I am commanding you: Set apart three cities for yourselves. 8 And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your ancestors, and gives you the entire land He promised to give them, 9 and you carefully keep this entire commandment I am commanding you today, to love the LORD your God and to walk in His ways all your days, then you shall add three more cities to these three. 10 This is to prevent the shedding of innocent blood within the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.
• Josh 20:3-6 : 3 These cities are to be a place where someone who unintentionally kills another person without malice can flee. They will serve as a refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 The one who flees to one of these cities must stand at the entrance of the city gate and explain their case to the elders of that city. They should take the person into the city, provide a place for them to stay, and allow them to live among them. 5 If the avenger of blood pursues them, the city must not hand over the one who committed the killing, because they killed their neighbor unintentionally and without prior hostility. 6 The person must stay in that city until they have stood trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest who is serving at that time. Then they may return to their own city and home, from which they fled.
• 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying,
• 1 Sam 28:10 : 10 Saul swore to her by the LORD, "As surely as the LORD lives, you will not be punished for this."
• Num 35:27 : 27 and the avenger of blood finds the offender outside the city and kills them, the avenger shall not be guilty of bloodshed.
• Gen 14:22 : 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, 'I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
• Gen 24:2-3 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh. 3 I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.
• Gen 31:50 : 50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.'
• Jer 4:2 : 2 Then you will swear, 'As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory.