Verse 8

But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den sterke tar jorden, og de med makt bor der.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men den sterke mannen eier jorden, og den ærefulle mannen bor der.

• Norsk King James

  Men den mektige mannen eide landet; den ærefulle mannen bodde der.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mannen med styrken fikk landet, og den ansette bodde der.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  En mann med makt har jorden, og bare den aktede får bo der.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men den mektige mannen hadde jorden, og den ansette bodde der.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men den mektige mannen, han fikk jorden, og den ærede bodde der.

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

  Men den mektige mannen hadde jorden, og den ansette bodde der.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det var den mektige som eide landet, og den som ble æret som bodde i det.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men den sterke eide landet, og den æresfulle bodde i det.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men var der en Mand, (som brugte sin) Arms Styrke, han havde Landet, og den, hvis Person var anseet, boede deri.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men den som er mektig, hadde jorden, og den ærefulle bodde i den.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But as for the mighty man, he possessed the land; and the honorable man lived in it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den mektige mannen, han eide jorden. Den ærefulle mannen, han bodde i den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den sterke eier landet, den som er høyt ansett bor i det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men den mektige mannen hadde jorden, og den ærefulle mannen bodde i den.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For det var den med makt som hadde landet, og den med et æret navn som bodde der.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Shulde soch one the as vseth violece, wroge & oppression (doinge all thinges of parcialyte, & hauynge respecte of personnes) dwell in the lode?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in auctoritie dwelt in it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 9:15 : 15 Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
• Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
• 1 Kgs 21:11-15 : 11 So the elders and nobles of this city, who lived there, carried out Jezebel’s instructions, just as she had written in the letters she sent them. 12 They proclaimed a fast and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Two worthless men came and sat opposite Naboth. They testified against him before the people, saying, 'Naboth has cursed God and the king.' So they took him outside the city, stoned him to death, and he died. 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel, saying, 'Naboth has been stoned and is dead.' 15 As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, she said to Ahab, 'Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to sell to you for silver. Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.'
• Job 13:8 : 8 Will you show Him partiality or argue the case for God?
• Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square, 8 the young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged stood and rose to their feet. 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. 11 For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me. 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth.
• Job 31:34 : 34 because I so feared the crowd and the contempt of clans terrified me that I kept silent and would not go outside—
• Ps 12:8 : 8 You, LORD, will keep them; you will protect them from this generation forever.
• Isa 3:3 : 3 The captain of fifty and the honored man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.