Verse 14

The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us just one lot and one portion for an inheritance, when we are a numerous people, as the LORD has blessed us to this point?'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Deretter talte Josefs etterkommere til Josva og sa: 'Hvorfor har du gitt oss bare ett lodd og én del som vår arv, når vi er et stort folk? For Herren har virkelig velsignet oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt oss bare en lodde og en del til arv, når vi er et stort folk, siden Herren har velsignet oss hittil?

• Norsk King James

  Og barna av Joseph sa til Joshua: Hvorfor har du bare gitt oss ett lodd og én del til arv, siden vi er et stort folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet oss hittil?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare én lodd og én del som arv? Jeg er jo et stort folk, siden Herren har velsignet meg så langt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: 'Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg en lodd og en del til arv, når jeg er et stort folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet meg så rikelig?'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg en lodd og en del å arve, i betraktning av at jeg er et stort folk, siden Herren hittil har velsignet meg?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Josephs sønner sa til Josva: «Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare én del og én arv, når jeg er et tallrikt folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet meg så langt?»

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

  Og Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg en lodd og en del å arve, i betraktning av at jeg er et stort folk, siden Herren hittil har velsignet meg?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Josefs sønner snakket til Josva og sa: "Hvorfor har du gitt oss bare en del og én lodd som vår arv mens vi er mange mennesker, for Herren har velsignet oss til denne grad?"

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: «Hvorfor har du gitt meg én lodd og én del som arv, ettersom jeg er et stort folk som Herren rikelig har velsignet til nå?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Josephs Børn talede med Josva og sagde: Hvorfor gav du mig (ikkun) een Lod og een Part til Arv? jeg er dog et stort Folk, eftersom Herren haver velsignet mig hidindtil.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of eph spake unto hua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare ett landområde og en del å arve, enda jeg er et stort folk, siden Herren har velsignet meg til nå?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing we are a great people since the LORD has blessed us so far?"

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg én lodd og én del til en arv, siden jeg er et stort folk? Herren har velsignet meg så langt?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Josefs sønner snakket med Josva og sa: "Hvorfor har du gitt oss en arv - bare én del og én lodd, når vi er et tallrikt folk? Herren har til nå velsignet oss."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Josefs barn snakket til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare en lott og en del til arv, siden jeg er et stort folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet meg hittil?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa Josefs barn til Josva: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg ett lodd og én del av landet som arv? For gjennom den velsignelsen Herren har gitt meg til nå, er jeg en stor folkestamme.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then spake the children of Ioseph vnto Iosua, and sayde: Wherfore hast thou geue me but one porcion and one meetlyne of enheritaunce, and I am yet a greate people, as the LORDE hath blessed me so largely?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the children of Ioseph spake vnto Ioshua, saying, Why hast thou giuen me but one lot, and one portion to inherite, seeing I am a great people, for as much as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Ioseph spake vnto Iosuah, saying: Why hast thou geue me but one lotte and one portion to inherite, seyng I am a great people, and forasmuche as the Lorde hath blessed me hytherto?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto Yahweh has blessed me?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the sons of Joseph speak with Joshua, saying, `Wherefore hast thou given to me an inheritance -- one lot and one portion, and I a numerous people? hitherto hath Jehovah blessed me.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since I am a great people, because Yahweh has blessed me so far?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,“Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the LORD has enabled us to increase in number.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 48:19 : 19 But his father refused and said, 'I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will be great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations.'
• Gen 48:22 : 22 And to you, I give one more portion than your brothers, the portion I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.
• Num 26:34-37 : 34 These were the families of Manasseh according to those registered by their census: 52,700. 35 These were the descendants of Ephraim by their families: From Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; from Becher, the family of the Becherites; from Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 These were the descendants of Shuthelah: From Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These were the families of the descendants of Ephraim according to those registered by their census: 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph by their families.
• Deut 33:13-17 : 13 Of Joseph he said: 'May his land be blessed by the Lord with the choicest gifts of heaven, with the dew and the waters lying beneath.' 14 With the choicest fruits of the sun, and the rich yield of the months, 15 With the best from the ancient mountains and the precious things from the everlasting hills, 16 With the choicest gifts of the earth and its fullness, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince among his brothers. 17 His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like the horns of a wild ox. With them he gores the peoples, all the way to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.
• Gen 49:22-26 : 22 Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring, whose branches climb over a wall. 23 With bitterness, archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility. 24 But his bow remained steady, and his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel. 25 Because of the God of your father, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb. 26 The blessings of your father are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.