Verse 9

"No one in this house is greater than I am. He has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?"

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ingen i dette huset er større enn meg. Han har ikke tilbakeholdt noe fra meg, unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone. Hvordan kan jeg da begå en så stor ondskap og synde mot Gud?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ingen er større enn meg i dette huset, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg, unntatt deg, fordi du er hans hustru. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?

• Norsk King James

  Det er ingen større i dette huset enn meg; han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg uten deg, fordi du er hans kvinne. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen, og synde mot Gud?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen i dette huset er større enn meg. Han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone. Hvordan skulle jeg da kunne gjøre en slik ond handling og synde mot Gud?»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ingen er større i dette huset enn jeg, og han har ikke nektet meg noe unntatt deg, fordi du er hans hustru. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?"

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det finnes ingen større i dette huset enn meg, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  'Det er ingen i dette huset som er større enn jeg, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake for meg, unntatt deg, for du er hans kone. Hvordan kan jeg da begå en så stor ondskap og synde mot Gud?'

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

  Det finnes ingen større i dette huset enn meg, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han har ikke større makt i huset enn meg, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, siden du er hans kone. Hvordan skulle jeg da kunne gjøre denne store ondskap og synde mot Gud?"

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han har ikke mer myndighet i dette huset enn meg selv, og han har ikke nektet meg noe unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone. Hvordan kunne jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen er, fornemmere i dette Huus end jeg, og han formener Intet for mig, uden dig, idet du er hans Hustru; og hvorledes skal jeg gjøre denne store Ondskab og synde imod Gud?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det er ingen større enn meg i dette huset; han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, fordi du er hans hustru. Hvordan skulle jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?»

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  There is none greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han er ikke større i dette huset enn jeg, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg, unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskap og synde mot Gud?»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ingen er større enn meg i dette huset, og han har ikke nektet meg noe, unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone; hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han er ikke større enn meg i huset, og han har ikke holdt noe tilbake for meg unntatt deg, fordi du er hans kone. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre en så stor ond gjerning og synde mot Gud?»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ingen har mer myndighet i dette huset enn jeg; han har ikke holdt noe tilbake fra meg unntatt deg, fordi du er hans hustru. Hvordan kan jeg da gjøre denne store ondskapen og synde mot Gud?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He him selfe is not greatter in the house than I ad hath kepte nothige fro me but only the because thou art his wife. How than cam I do this great wykydnes for to synne agaynst God?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there is no man so greate in the house as I, and he hath kepte nothinge fro me, excepte the: for thou art his wife. How shulde I then do so greate euell, and synne agaynst God?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There is no ma greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes & so sinne against God?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There is no man greater in the house then I, neither hath he kept any thyng from me but only thee, because thou art his wyfe: how then can I do euen this so great a wickednes, & sinne against God?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [There is] none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou [art] his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He isn't greater in this house than I, neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  none is greater in this house than I, and he hath not withheld from me anything, except thee, because thou `art' his wife; and how shall I do this great evil? -- then have I sinned against God.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  he is not greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So that no one has more authority in this house than I have; he has kept nothing back from me but you, because you are his wife; how then may I do this great wrong, sinning against God?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He isn't greater in this house than I, neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 42:18 : 18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, 'Do this, and you will live; for I fear God.'
• 2 Sam 12:13 : 13 Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.
• Ps 51:4 : 4 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• Gen 20:6 : 6 Then God said to him in the dream, 'Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, so I also kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.'
• Gen 24:2 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh.
• Gen 41:40 : 40 'You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to submit to your commands. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.'
• Gen 20:3 : 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night and said to him, 'You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.'
• Prov 6:29 : 29 So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
• Prov 6:32 : 32 But a man who commits adultery has no sense; he destroys himself.
• Jer 5:8-9 : 8 They were like well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor's wife. 9 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not take vengeance on a nation like this?
• Jer 28:16 : 16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.'
• Jer 50:7 : 7 All who found them devoured them. Their enemies said, 'We are not guilty, for they sinned against the LORD, their true pasture and the hope of their ancestors—the LORD.'
• Luke 12:48 : 48 But the one who did not know and did things deserving of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.
• 1 Cor 4:2 : 2 Now it is required that those who are entrusted as stewards must prove faithful.
• 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
• Gal 5:19-21 : 19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
• Titus 2:10 : 10 They must not pilfer but must demonstrate complete faithfulness, so that they may make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way.
• Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
• 1 John 3:9 : 9 No one born of God practices sin, for His seed abides in them; they cannot keep on sinning, because they have been born of God.
• Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
• Rev 22:15 : 15 Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Neh 5:15 : 15 The former governors who were before me placed heavy burdens on the people, taking food and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Even their servants oppressed the people. But because of the fear of God, I did not act like that.
• Neh 6:11 : 11 But I said, "Should a man like me run away? How can someone like me enter the temple and live? I will not go!"
• Job 31:9-9 : 9 If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbor's door, 10 then may my wife grind grain for another, and may others kneel over her. 11 For that would be wickedness, a sin to be judged. 12 It is a fire that burns to destruction, consuming all my harvest.
• Job 31:23 : 23 For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.
• Lev 6:2 : 2 Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning.
• Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
• Num 32:23 : 23 But if you do not do this, you will have sinned against the Lord. Be sure your sin will find you out.
• 2 Sam 11:27 : 27 After the mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.