Verse 3

His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Hans eiendeler bestod av 7000 sauer, 3000 kameler, 500 par okser og 500 eselhopper, og han hadde også mange tjenere. Denne mannen var den største blant alle folkene i øst.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Hans eiendom bestod av syv tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser, og fem hundre eselhopper, og han hadde en meget stor husholdning. Så denne mannen var den største blant alle i Østen.

  • Norsk King James

    Hans eiendom bestod av syv tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser, fem hundre esler, og et svært stort husfolk; slik at denne mannen var den største av alle mennene i øst.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Hans eiendom besto av sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser, fem hundre eselhopper og svært mange tjenere. Han var den mektigste av alle i øst.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Hans eiendeler bestod av syv tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper, og han hadde meget mange tjenere. Denne mannen var den mektigste av alle i øst.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Hans eiendom besto av sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper, og han hadde en svært stor husholdning. Denne mannen var den største blant alle folk i øst.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Hans eiendom bestod av syv tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre yoker med okser, og fem hundre esler, samt en meget tallrik husholdning; derfor var denne mannen den største blant alle mennene i østen.

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

    Hans eiendom besto av sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper, og han hadde en svært stor husholdning. Denne mannen var den største blant alle folk i øst.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Hans eiendom besto av syv tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre esler, og han hadde en stor mengde tjenere. Denne mannen var den største blant alle Østens folk.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Hans eiendom bestod av sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper. Han hadde også mange tjenere. Job var den største av alle mennene i Østen.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og hans Fæ var syv tusinde Faar og tre tusinde Kameler og fem hundrede Par Øxne og fem hundrede Aseninder, og saare meget Tyende, og den samme Mand var mægtigere end alle de Folk mod Østen.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Hans eiendom bestod av syv tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser, og fem hundre eselhopper, samt et meget stort hushold; slik at han var den mektigste av alle menn i øst.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Hans eiendom bestod også av sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper, og en veldig stor husholdning; så denne mannen var den største av alle i øst.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Han eide sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper, og hadde svært mange tjenere. Mannen var den største blant alle folkene i øst.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Hans eiendom besto av sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre oksepar og fem hundre eselhopper, og svært mange tjenere; så denne mannen var den største av alle i øst.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Han hadde sju tusen sauer og geiter, tre tusen kameler, tusen okser, fem hundre eselhopper, og et veldig stort antall tjenere. Job var den største blant alle folkene i øst.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    His substaunce was vij. M. shepe, iij.M. camels, v.C. yock of oxen, v.C. she asses, and a very greate housholde: so yt he was one of the most principall men amoge all them of the east countre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    His substance also was seuen thousande sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundreth yoke of oxen, and fiue hundreth shee asses, and his family was very great, so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the East.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    His substaunce also was seuen thousand sheepe, and three thousand camels, fiue hundred yoke of oxen, and fiue hundred shee asses, and a very great householde: so that he was one of the most principall men among all them of the east countrey.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:25 : 25 I chose their way and sat as their chief; I lived as a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
  • Gen 12:16 : 16 He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
  • Judg 6:3 : 3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.
  • Judg 6:5 : 5 For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it.
  • Judg 7:12 : 12 Midian, Amalek, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as thick as locusts. Their camels were too numerous to count, like the sand on the seashore.
  • Judg 8:10 : 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all that was left of the army of the sons of the east. One hundred twenty thousand sword-wielding men had fallen.
  • 1 Sam 25:2 : 2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
  • 2 Kgs 3:4 : 4 Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep breeder. He used to send to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams as a tribute.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns because he had large herds in the lowlands and the plains. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
  • 2 Chr 32:29 : 29 He also built cities and acquired vast numbers of flocks and herds, for God had given him abundant possessions.
  • Job 29:9-9 : 9 Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
  • Gen 13:6 : 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, because their possessions were so great that they could not remain together.
  • Gen 25:6 : 6 But to the sons of his concubines, Abraham gave gifts, and while he was still alive, he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the land of the east.
  • Gen 29:1 : 1 Jacob lifted his feet and set out toward the land of the people of the east.
  • Gen 34:23 : 23 Won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree to them, and they will dwell with us."
  • Num 23:7 : 7 Then Balaam uttered his oracle and said: 'From Aram Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: "Come, curse Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel."'
  • Num 31:32-34 : 32 The remaining plunder, taken by the soldiers, included 675,000 sheep, 33 72,000 cattle, 34 61,000 donkeys,
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.
  • Gen 12:5 : 5 Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all their possessions that they had acquired, and the people they had gained in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,