Verse 7

'As for me, when I was coming from Paddan, Rachel died on me in the land of Canaan, along the way, still some distance from Ephrath. I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved min side i Kanaans land, på veien fordi det ennå var et stykke igjen til Efrat. Jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat, som nå er Betlehem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved min side i Kanaans land på veien, mens det ennå var et lite stykke til Efrata. Jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrata, det er Betlehem.»

• Norsk King James

  Og da jeg kom fra Padan, døde Rakel ved meg i Kanaan, på veien, da det fortsatt var bare en kort vei til Efrat. Og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat; det samme er Betlehem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel for meg i Kanaans land, på veien, mens det ennå var et stykke til Efrat. Jeg begravde henne på veien til Efrat, det er Betlehem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved min side i Kanaans land på veien, mens det ennå var et stykke vei til Efrata. Jeg begravet henne der på veien til Efrata, det er Betlehem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og som for meg, da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved min side i Kanaans land på veien, da det ennå var et stykke å gå til Efrat; og jeg begravde henne der langs veien til Efrat, som er Betlehem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Når det gjelder meg, da jeg kom fra Padan, døde Rakel hos meg i Kanaan på veien, for det var ennå ikke langt til Efrat. Jeg begravde henne der, på veien til Efrat – det sted kalles Betlehem.

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

  Og som for meg, da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved min side i Kanaans land på veien, da det ennå var et stykke å gå til Efrat; og jeg begravde henne der langs veien til Efrat, som er Betlehem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel for meg i Kanaans land, på veien et stykke fra Efrat. Jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat — det er Betlehem.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel fra meg i Kanaans land under reisen, da det enda var et stykke vei til Efrat. Jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat, det er Betlehem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der jeg kom af Paddan, døde Rachel for mig i Canaans Land, paa Veien, der jeg havde endnu et Stykke Vei for at komme til Ephrath; og jeg begrov hende der paa Veien til Ephrath, det er Bethlehem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved min side i Kanaans land på veien, da det ennå var et stykke vei til Efrat; og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat, som er Betlehem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hva meg angår, da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved meg i Kanaans land på veien, da det ennå var et stykke igjen til Efrat, og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat (det er Betlehem)."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og da jeg kom fra Padan-Aram, døde Rakel hos meg i landet Kanaan, på veien, mens det ennå var et stykke vei igjen til Efrata. Jeg gravla henne der på veien til Efrata, som er Betlehem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel ved meg i Kanaans land, på veien, da vi ennå hadde et stykke igjen å gå til Efrat; og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat (det er Betlehem).

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da jeg kom fra Paddan, døde Rakel på veien, mens vi ennå var et stykke fra Efrat, og jeg begravde henne der på veien til Efrat, som er Betlehem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And after I came from Mesopotamia Rahel dyed apon my hande in the lande of Canaa by the waye: when I had but a feldes brede to goo vnto Ephrat. And I buried her there in ye waye to Ephrat which is now called Bethlehem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And wha I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel dyed by me in the lande of Canaan, by the waye, whan there was yet but a feldes brede vnto Eprath: and I buryed her in the waye towarde Ephrath, which now is called Bethleem.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe when I came from Padan, Rahel died vpon mine hande in the lande of Canaan, by the way when there was but halfe a dayes iourney of grounde to come to Ephrath: and I buryed her there in the way to Ephrath: the same is Beth-lehem.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when I came from Mesopotamia, Rachel dyed vpon my hande in the land of Chanaan, by the way, when there was but a fieldes breadth to come vnto Ephratha: and I buried her there in the waye to Ephratha, the same is Beth-lehem.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet [there was] but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same [is] Bethlehem.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem)."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And I -- in my coming in from Padan-`Aram' Rachel hath died by me in the land of Canaan, in the way, while yet a kibrath of land to enter Ephrata, and I bury her there in the way of Ephrata, which `is' Bethlehem.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And as for me, when I came from Paddan, death overtook Rachel on the way, when we were still some distance from Ephrath; and I put her to rest there on the road to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

• World English Bible (2000)

  As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when there was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and I buried her there in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem)."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, Rachel died– to my sorrow– in the land of Canaan. It happened along the way, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there on the way to Ephrath”(that is, Bethlehem).

Referenced Verses

• Gen 35:9 : 9 God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan-Aram, and He blessed him.
• Gen 35:16-19 : 16 Then they set out from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and had great difficulty. 17 During her hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Don’t be afraid, for you have another son!" 18 As her life was slipping away, because she was dying, she named him Ben-Oni, but his father called him Benjamin. 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
• Ruth 1:2 : 2 The man's name was Elimelech, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They came to the fields of Moab and settled there.
• 1 Sam 1:1 : 1 There was a man from Ramathaim-Zophim, in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.
• 1 Sam 10:2 : 2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys you went to find have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and is concerned about you, asking, “What shall I do about my son?”'
• 1 Sam 17:12 : 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time, he was old and advanced in years.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.
• Matt 2:18 : 18 'A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.'
• Gen 25:20 : 20 Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.