Verse 4

They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, 'The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.' So, in accordance with the LORD's command, they were given an inheritance among their father's brothers.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Disse trådte frem for Eleasar, presten, for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for lederne og sa: 'Herren befalte Moses å tildele oss en arv blant våre brødre.' Så ga han dem en arv blant sine fars brødre i samsvar med Herrens ord.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De kom fram for Eleasar, presten, og for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for høvdingene, og sa: Herren befalte Moses å gi oss arv blant våre brødre. Derfor, etter Herrens befaling, ga han dem arv blant deres fars brødre.

• Norsk King James

  Og de kom frem for Eleazar, presten, og for Joshua, sønnen av Nun, og sa: Herren befalte Moses at han skulle gi oss en arv blant våre brødre. Derfor ga han dem en arv blant brødrene til deres far, i samsvar med Herrens befaling.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de trådte fram for Eleasar, presten, og for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for lederne, og sa: Herren befalte Moses at han skulle gi oss arv blant våre brødre. Så ga man dem en arv etter Herrens ord blant deres fars brødre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De kom fram for Eleasar, presten, og for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for høvdingene og sa: 'Herren befalt Moses å gi oss en arv blant våre brødre.' Derfor ga han dem etter Herrens befaling en arv blant deres fars brødre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de kom fram for Eleasar presten, for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for høvdingene og sa: Herren befalte Moses å gi oss arv blant våre brødre. Derfor ga han dem en arv blant deres fars brødre i henhold til Herrens befaling.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De nærmet seg presten Eleazar, Josva, Nuns sønn, og lederne og sa: «Herren befalte Moses å gi oss et arvested blant våre brødre.» Derfor, etter Herrens befaling, ga han dem et arvsted blant farens etterkommere.

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

  Og de kom fram for Eleasar presten, for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for høvdingene og sa: Herren befalte Moses å gi oss arv blant våre brødre. Derfor ga han dem en arv blant deres fars brødre i henhold til Herrens befaling.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De kom fram for Eleasar, presten, for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for de ledende mennene, og sa: "Herren påla Moses å gi oss en arv blant våre brødre." Derfor ga han dem en arv etter Herrens ord midt blant deres fars brødre.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De kom fram for Eleasar, presten, for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for høvdingene og sa: «Herren befalte Moses å gi oss en eiendom blant våre brødre.» Så ga han dem eiendom etter Herrens befaling blant deres fars brødre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de kom frem for Eleasars, Præstens, Ansigt, og for Josvæ, Nuns Søns, Ansigt, og for Fyrsternes Ansigt, og sagde: Herren bød Mose, at han skulde give os Arv midt iblandt vore Brødre; og man gav dem Arv efter Herrens Mund midt iblandt deres Faders Brødre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before hua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De kom fram for Eleazar, presten, og for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for lederne, og sa: Herren befalte Moses å gi oss en arv blant våre brødre. Derfor ga han dem en arv blant deres fars brødre, i samsvar med Herrens befaling.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  They approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De kom fram for Eleazar, presten, for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for fyrstene og sa: Herren befalte Moses å gi oss en arv blant våre brødre. Etter Herrens bud ga han dem derfor en arv blant våre fars brødre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De nærmet seg Eleasar, presten, og Josva, Nuns sønn, og lederne, og sa: "Herren befalte Moses å gi oss en arv blant våre brødre." Så ga han dem en arv blant deres fars brødre etter Herrens befaling.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de kom fram for Eleasar presten, og for Josva, Nuns sønn, og for høvdingene, og sa: Herren befalte Moses å gi oss arv blant våre brødre; derfor ga han dem arv blant deres fars brødre etter Herrens befaling.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De kom fram for Eleasar, presten, og Josva, sønn av Nun, og lederne og sa: Herren gav ordre til Moses om å gi oss en arv blant våre brødre: derfor gav han dem en arv blant deres fars brødre i henhold til Herrens påbud.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and they came before Eleasar the prest, and before Iosua the sonne of Nun, and before the rulers, and sayde: The LORDE commaunded Moses, to geue vs enheritaunce amonge oure brethren. And so they had enheritaunce geuen them amonge their fathers brethren, acordinge to the commaundement of the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Which came before Eleazar the Priest, and before Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to giue vs an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commaundement of the Lord he gaue them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Which came before Eleasar the priest, and before Iosuah the sonne of Nun, & before the Lordes, saying: The Lord commaunded Moyses to geue vs an enheritaunce among our brethren.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers: therefore according to the commandment of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they draw near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, `Jehovah commanded Moses to give to us an inheritance in the midst of our brethren;' and he giveth to them, at the command of Jehovah, an inheritance in the midst of the brethren of their father.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, Jehovah commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commandment of Jehovah he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, "Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore according to the commandment of Yahweh he gave them an inheritance among the brothers of their father.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They went before Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders and said,“The LORD told Moses to assign us land among our relatives.” So Joshua assigned them land among their uncles, as the LORD had commanded.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 14:1 : 1 These are the territories the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the ancestral tribes allotted to the Israelites.
• Gal 3:28 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Num 27:5-7 : 5 Moses brought their case before the LORD. 6 And the LORD said to Moses: 7 The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must certainly give them property as an inheritance among their father’s relatives and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.
• Num 34:17-29 : 17 These are the names of the men who shall divide the land for you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. 18 You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance. 19 These are the names of the leaders: From the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh. 20 From the tribe of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud. 21 From the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon. 22 From the tribe of Dan, the leader Bukki son of Jogli. 23 From the sons of Joseph: from the tribe of Manasseh, the leader Hanniel son of Ephod. 24 From the tribe of Ephraim, the leader Kemuel son of Shiphtan. 25 From the tribe of Zebulun, the leader Elizaphan son of Parnach. 26 From the tribe of Issachar, the leader Paltiel son of Azzan. 27 From the tribe of Asher, the leader Ahihud son of Shelomi. 28 From the tribe of Naphtali, the leader Pedahel son of Ammihud. 29 These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.