Verse 3

He himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Selv gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg syv ganger på bakken i en ydmyk gest, inntil han nærmet seg sin bror.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Deretter gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden syv ganger, inntil han kom nær sin bror.

• Norsk King James

  Og han gikk foran dem, og bøyde seg til bakken sju ganger, inntil han kom frem til sin bror.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jakob gikk foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden syv ganger, til han kom til sin bror.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Selv gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg ned til jorden sju ganger, helt til han kom nær sin bror.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden sju ganger, til han nærmet seg sin bror.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han gikk forut for dem og bøyde seg ned på jorden syv ganger, helt til han kom nær broren sin.

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

  Så gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden sju ganger, til han nærmet seg sin bror.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han gikk selv foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden sju ganger til han nærmet seg sin bror.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han gikk selv foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden syv ganger, til han kom nær broren sin.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han gik selv frem foran dem og bøiede sig til Jorden syv Gange, indtil han kom til sin Broder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han gikk foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden syv ganger, frem til han kom nær sin bror.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he passed over in front of them and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Selv gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden sju ganger, til han nærmet seg sin bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Selv gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg syv ganger til jorden til han nærmet seg sin bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han gikk selv foran dem og bøyde seg mot jorden sju ganger, til han kom nær sin bror.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Selv gikk han foran dem og bøyde seg til jorden syv ganger inntil han nærmet seg sin bror.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he went before them and fell on the grownde, vij. tymes vntill he came vnto his brother.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he wente before them, and bowed him self to the grounde seuen tymes, tyll he came to his brother.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So he went before them and bowed him selfe to the ground seuen times, vntill he came neere to his brother.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he went before them, and bowed him selfe to the grounde seuen tymes, vntill he came to his brother.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he himself passed over before them, and boweth himself to the earth seven times, until his drawing nigh unto his brother,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Jacob himself went on ahead of them, and he bowed toward the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
• Gen 43:26 : 26 When Joseph came home, they presented him the gift they had brought with them and bowed to the ground before him.
• Gen 18:2 : 2 Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
• 1 Sam 2:5 : 5 'Those who were full hire themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry are hungry no more. The barren woman has borne seven children, but she who has many sons languishes.'
• Prov 6:3 : 3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have come into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your case with your neighbor.
• Eccl 10:4 : 4 If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.
• Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
• John 10:4 : 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
• John 10:11-12 : 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them.
• John 10:15 : 15 Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, I lay down my life for the sheep.