Verse 2

He saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying beside it because that well was where the flocks were watered. A large stone was over the mouth of the well.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han så en brønn på marken og tre flokker med sauer som hvilte ved siden av den, for det var fra brønnen de fikk vann til flokkene. Stenen som dekket brønnen, var stor.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da så han en brønn på marken, og se, det lå tre flokker med sauer ved den, for fra denne brønnen vannet de flokkene. En stor stein lå over brønnens åpning.

• Norsk King James

  Og han så, og se, det var en brønn i marken, og der lå det tre flokker med sauer ved den; for de vannet sauene fra den brønnen, og en stor stein var lagt på brønnens åpning.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der oppdaget han en brønn på marken, og det lå tre saueflokker rundt den. De skulle vannes fra denne brønnen, men en stor stein dekket åpningen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og han så en brønn på marken, og der lå tre saueflokker som hvilte ved den, for det var fra denne brønnen flokkene fikk vann. Og en stor stein lå over brønnens åpning.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han så seg omkring, og der var det en brønn ute på marken, og se, tre flokker med sauer lå ved den. For fra denne brønnen ga de flokkene vann, og en stor stein lå over brønnåpningen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han så, og se, der var en brønn på marken, og se, tre sauflokker lå ved den; for fra den brønnen vann de sauene, og en stor stein lå over brønnens munning.

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

  Og han så seg omkring, og der var det en brønn ute på marken, og se, tre flokker med sauer lå ved den. For fra denne brønnen ga de flokkene vann, og en stor stein lå over brønnåpningen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han så en brønn på marken, og tre saueflokker som lå omkring den, for det var fra denne brønnen flokkene fikk vann. En stor stein lå over brønnens åpning.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han så en brønn på marken, og der var det tre flokker med sauer som lå ved den. For fra denne brønnen fikk flokkene vann, men steinen over brønnens åpning var stor.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han saae, og see, der var en Brønd paa Marken, og see, der vare tre Faarehjorde, som laae ved den, thi de skulde vande Hjordene af den samme Brønd, og (der laae) en stor Steen over Hullet paa Brønden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han så opp og fikk øye på en brønn på marken, og der lå tre flokker med sauer ved siden av den; for fra denne brønnen vannet de flokkene. En stor stein lå over brønnens åpning.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he looked and saw a well in the field, and behold, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for they watered the flocks from that well, and a large stone was on the well's mouth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han så, og se, det var en brønn på marken, og tre saueflokker lå omkring den. For fra den brønnen vannet de flokkene. Steinen på brønnens åpning var stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han så seg omkring, og se, en brønn på marken, og der lå tre flokker med sauer ved den, for fra den brønnen vannet de flokkene. En stor stein lå over brønnens åpning.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han så opp og der var det en brønn på marken, og se, tre flokker med sauer lå ved den, for fra den brønnen fikk de vann. Steinen over brønnens åpning var stor.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og der så han en vannkilde på en mark, og ved siden av den var det tre flokker av sauer, for der vannet de sauene. På åpningen av vannkilden lå det en stor stein.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And as he loked aboute behold there was a well in the feld and.iij. flockes of shepe laye therby (for at that well were the flockes watered) and there laye a great stone at the well mouth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & loked aboute him, and beholde, there was a well in the felde, and ye flockes of shepe therby, for the flockes dranke of the well. And there laye a greate stone at the welles mouth,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and lo, three flocks of sheepe lay thereby (for at that well were the flockes watered) & there was a great stone vpon the welles mouth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And as he loked about, beholde, there was a wel in the field, and loe, three flockes of sheepe lay there by, for at that well were the flockes watered: and there was a great stone vpon the well mouth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well's mouth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was great.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he looketh, and lo, a well in the field, and lo, there three droves of a flock crouching by it, for from that well they water the droves, and the great stone `is' on the mouth of the well.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And there he saw a water-hole in a field, and by the side of it three flocks of sheep, for there they got water for the sheep: and on the mouth of the water-hole there was a great stone.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He looked, and behold, a well in the field, and, behold, three flocks of sheep lying there by it. For out of that well they watered the flocks. The stone on the well's mouth was large.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He saw in the field a well with three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. Now a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 2:15-16 : 15 When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well. 16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.
• Gen 24:11 : 11 He had the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
• Gen 24:13 : 13 "See, I am standing here by the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
• Ps 23:2 : 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
• Song 1:6-7 : 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has darkened me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept. 7 Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you graze your flock, where you rest your sheep at midday. Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
• Isa 49:10 : 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down. For He who has compassion on them will guide them, and He will lead them beside springs of water.
• John 4:6 : 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
• John 4:14 : 14 But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
• Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.