Verse 7

And he named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us or not?"

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Stedet ble kalt Massa og Meriba på grunn av Israels barns krangel og fordi de satte Herren på prøve ved å si: 'Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meribah på grunn av Israels barns klander, og fordi de fristet Herren og sa: Er Herren med oss, eller ikke?

• Norsk King James

  Og han kalte stedet Massah og Meribah, på grunn av klagingen til Israels barn og fordi de fristet Herren og sa: Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han kalte stedet Massa og Meriba på grunn av israelittenes krangel, og fordi de satte Herren på prøve ved å si: Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han kalte stedet Massa og Meriba på grunn av Israels barns krangel og for å ha satt Herren på prøve ved å si: «Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meribah på grunn av Israels barns krangling, og fordi de fristet Herren og sa: Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meribah, på grunn av Israels barns klaging og fordi de frestte HERREN og spurte: 'Er HERREN med oss eller ikke?'

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

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meribah på grunn av Israels barns krangling, og fordi de fristet Herren og sa: Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meribah på grunn av Israels barns krangel og fordi de satte Yahweh på prøve, og sa: 'Er Yahweh blant oss eller ikke?'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og han kalte stedet Massa og Meriba på grunn av Israels barns klandring og fordi de satte Herren på prøve og sa: 'Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa kaldte han Stedets Navn Massa og Meriba, for Israels Børns Kiv, og fordi de havde fristet Herren og sagt: Monne Herren være iblandt os, eller ei?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meriba, fordi Israels barn hadde klandret og satt Herren på prøve, og spurt: Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he named the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the children of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meriba, fordi Israels barn kivet og satte Yahweh på prøve ved å si: «Er Yahweh blant oss eller ikke?»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han kalte stedet Massah og Meriba på grunn av Israels barns strid, og fordi de prøvet Jehova og sa: 'Er Jehova blant oss eller ikke?'.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meriba, på grunn av at Israels barn kivet, og fordi de satte Herren på prøve ved å si: Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han kalte stedet Massah og Meriba fordi Israels barn gikk i klammeri og satte Herren på prøve, og sa: Er Herren blant oss eller ikke?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he called the name of the place: Massa and Meriba: because of the chidynge of the childern of Israel, and because they tempted the Lorde saynge: ys the Lorde amonge us or not?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then was that place called Massa Meriba, because of the chydinge of the children of Israel, and because they tempted ye LORDE, and sayde: Is the LORDE amonge vs, or not?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he called the name of the place, Massah and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted the Lorde, saying, Is the Lorde among vs, or no?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lorde, saying: Is the Lorde amongest vs, or not?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He called the name of the place Massah,{Massah means testing.} and Meribah,{Meribah means quarreling.} because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, "Is Yahweh among us, or not?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he calleth the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the `strife' of the sons of Israel, and because of their `trying' Jehovah, saying, `Is Jehovah in our midst or not?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, "Is Yahweh among us, or not?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the contending of the Israelites and because of their testing the LORD, saying,“Is the LORD among us or not?”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 81:7 : 7 I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were freed from the basket.
• Ps 95:8 : 8 do not harden your hearts as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,
• Num 20:13 : 13 These were the waters of Meribah, where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD and where he showed himself holy among them.
• Deut 9:22 : 22 You continued to provoke the LORD to anger at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth Hattaavah.
• Heb 3:8-9 : 8 do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, 9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw my works.
• Exod 17:2 : 2 So the people quarreled with Moses, saying, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied to them, "Why are you quarreling with me? Why are you testing the LORD?"
• Num 20:24 : 24 "Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land I am giving to the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah.
• Acts 7:37-39 : 37 This is the same Moses who said to the Israelites, 'God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.' 38 This is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors; he received living words to pass on to us. 39 But our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
• Deut 31:17 : 17 On that day, my anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide my face from them, and they will be consumed. Many disasters and calamities will come upon them, and on that day they will say, 'Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is not with us?'
• Josh 22:31 : 31 Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, said to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the Manassites, 'Today we know that the LORD is among us because you have not committed this act of treachery against Him. Instead, you have rescued the Israelites from the LORD's hand.'
• Exod 34:9 : 9 He said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, O Lord, please let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and our sin, and make us Your inheritance."
• Isa 12:6 : 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.
• Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
• John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.