Verse 23

'that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, “I have made Abram rich.”'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  at jeg ikke vil ta noe som helst av det som tilhører deg – ikke så mye som en tråd eller en sandalrem – slik at du aldri kan si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  at jeg ikke vil ta fra en tråd til en skolisse fra deg, for at du ikke skal si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.

• Norsk King James

  at jeg ikke vil ta en tråd, ikke engang en skore, eller noe som tilhører deg, for at du ikke skal si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  at jeg ikke vil ta så mye som en tråd eller en sandalrem av alt som tilhører deg, så du ikke skal si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  'at jeg vil ikke ta noe som helst fra deg, ikke en tråd eller sandalrem, for at du ikke skulle si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  at jeg ikke vil ta så mye som en tråd eller en sandalrem av det som er ditt, for at du ikke skal si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  at jeg ikke vil ta fra deg en eneste tråd, ikke engang en skosnør, og at jeg ikke vil berøre noe som er ditt, for at du ikke skal kunne si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'»

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

  at jeg ikke vil ta så mye som en tråd eller en sandalrem av det som er ditt, for at du ikke skal si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  at jeg ikke vil ta, ikke så mye som en tråd eller en stropp fra en sandal, så du ikke kan si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  at jeg ikke vil ta, verken tråd eller sandalrem av det som er ditt, for at du ikke skal si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  at jeg vil ikke tage saa meget, som en Traad eller Skotvinge, af alt det, som dig hører til, at du skal ikke sige: Jeg, jeg haver gjort Abram rig;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  at jeg ikke vil ta så mye som en tråd eller en skorem fra deg, slik at du aldri kan si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  that I will not take anything that is yours, from a thread to a sandal strap, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich';

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  at jeg ikke vil ta så mye som en tråd eller en skorem, ja, ingenting som er ditt, for at du ikke skal si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  at jeg ikke vil ta så mye som en tråd eller en skorem fra noen av dine eiendeler, for at du ikke skal si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  at jeg ikke vil ta tråd eller skorem, eller noe som er ditt, for at du ikke skulle si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  at jeg ikke vil ta så mye som en tråd eller en skolisse fra deg, slik at du ikke kan si: 'Jeg har gjort Abram rik.'

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  that I will not take of all yt is thyne so moch as a thred or a shoulacher lest thou shuldest saye I haue made Abra ryche.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that I wyll not take of all that is thyne, so moch as a threde or a shue lachet, lest thou shuldest saye: I haue made Abram ryche:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  That I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a threde or shoolatchet, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram riche,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That I wyll not take of all that is thyne so muche as a threede or shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest saye, I haue made Abram ryche:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  That I will not [take] from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  from a thread even unto a shoe-latchet I take not of anything which thou hast, that thou say not, I -- I have made Abram rich;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:

• World English Bible (2000)

  that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  that I will take nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal. That way you can never say,‘It is I who made Abram rich.’

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 5:16 : 16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.
• Esth 9:15-16 : 15 The Jews in Susa gathered together again on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed three hundred men in Susa. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder. 16 Meanwhile, the rest of the Jews in the king’s provinces gathered to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed seventy-five thousand of their enemies but did not lay their hands on the plunder.
• 2 Cor 11:9-9 : 9 And when I was with you and needed something, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I have kept and will continue to keep myself from being a burden to you in any way. 10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! 12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing, so that I can cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
• 2 Cor 12:14 : 14 Look, I am ready to come to you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you. For I do not seek what is yours, but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
• 2 Kgs 5:20 : 20 Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, 'Look, my master has let this Aramean, Naaman, go without accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and take something from him.'
• 1 Kgs 13:8 : 8 But the man of God replied to the king, 'Even if you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.'