Verse 1

Joseph instructed the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man's silver in the opening of his sack."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Joseph befalte husholderen sin å fylle mennenes sekker med så mye mat de kunne bære, og å legge pengene deres i åpningen av sekken.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han befalte overhuset sitt, og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med mat, så mye de kan bære, og legg hver manns penger i sekkens åpning.

• Norsk King James

  Og han befalte forvalteren i sitt hus og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med mat, så mye de kan bære, og legg pengene deres i sekken.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han befalte den som styrte huset, og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med så mye korn de kan bære, og legg pengene deres øverst i sekken.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Josef ga da befaling til sin husholder: 'Fyll mennenes sekker med så mye mat som de kan bære, og legg pengene deres tilbake i munnen på hver sekk.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han befalte sin husholder og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med korn, så mye de kan bære, og legg hver manns penger i munningen av sekken deres.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han befalte husholderen i sitt hus og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med mat, så mye de bærer, og legg hver manns penger i åpningen på sekken hans.

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

  Og han befalte sin husholder og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med korn, så mye de kan bære, og legg hver manns penger i munningen av sekken deres.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og han befalte husholdersken sin og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med så mye mat de kan bære og legg hver manns penger i åpningen av sekken hans.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så befalte han den som rådde over huset sitt: Fyll mennenes sekker med korn, så mye de kan bære, og legg hver manns penger øverst i sekken.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han befoel den, som forestod hans Huus, og sagde: Fyld Mændenes Poser med Spise, eftersom de kunne føre, og læg hvers Penge øverst i hans Pose.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han befalte forvalteren i huset sitt og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med mat, så mye som de kan bære, og legg hvert manns penger i munningen av sekken deres.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han befalte forvalteren i huset sitt og sa: "Fyll mennenes sekker med mat, så mye de kan bære, og legg hver manns penger i munningen på sekkene deres.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han ga ordre til husholdersken sin og sa: 'Fyll mennenes sekker med så mye mat som de kan bære, og legg pengene deres i munningen av hver sekk.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så befalte han forvalteren i sitt hus og sa: Fyll mennenes sekker med mat, så mye de kan bære, og legg hver manns penger i munningen av hans sekk.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så ga han befaling til tjeneren som hadde ansvar for huset hans: Fyll mennenes sekker med så mye mat som de kan bære, og legg pengene deres i munnen på hver sekk.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he commaunded the rueler of his house saynge: fyll the mens sackes with food as moch as they can cari

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Ioseph commaunded the ruler of his house, and sayde: Fyll the mens sackes with foode, as moch as they maye carye,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Afterward he commanded his steward, saying, Fill the mens sackes with foode, as much as they can carry, and put euery mans money in his sackes mouth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he commaunded the ruler of his house, saying: fill the mens sackes with foode, as much as they can cary, & put euery mans mony in his sackesmouth:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he commandeth him who `is' over his house, saying, `Fill the bags of the men `with' food, as they are able to bear, and put the money of each in the mouth of his bag;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put as much food into the men's bags as will go into them, and put every man's money in the mouth of his bag;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He commanded the steward of his house, saying, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in his sack's mouth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Final Test He instructed the servant who was over his household,“Fill the sacks of the men with as much food as they can carry and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 42:25 : 25 Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man's silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done, they loaded their grain on their donkeys and departed.
• Gen 43:16 : 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal, and prepare a meal, for they will eat with me at noon."
• Gen 43:19 : 19 So they approached Joseph's steward and spoke to him at the entrance of the house.
• Isa 3:1 : 1 See now, the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, is removing from Jerusalem and Judah support and supply, both bread and water.
• Gen 43:2 : 2 When they had finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy a little more food for us.”
• 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.