Verse 4

He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you are to lie in ambush against the city, behind it. Do not go far from the city, but all of you stay ready."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han befalte dem: «Ligg på lur bak byen. Hold dere nær byen, og vær alle klare.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han befalte dem og sa: Se, dere skal ligge i bakhold mot byen, rett bak den. Gå ikke langt fra byen, men vær alle klare.

• Norsk King James

  Og han befalte dem og sa: Se, dere skal ligge i bakhold mot byen: gå ikke så langt fra byen, men vær klar alle sammen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han befalte dem og sa: Pass på at dere ligger i bakhold, nær byen, men ikke for langt unna. Dere må alle være klare.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han befalte dem å ligge i bakhold bak byen. Ikke gå for langt bort fra byen, men vær klare.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han befalte dem og sa: Se, dere skal ligge i bakhold mot byen, bak byen. Gå ikke langt fra byen, men vær alle klare.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han befalte dem: ”Se, dere skal ligge i bakholdsangrep rett bak byen. Dra ikke altfor langt bort, men hold dere alle klare.”

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

  Han befalte dem og sa: Se, dere skal ligge i bakhold mot byen, bak byen. Gå ikke langt fra byen, men vær alle klare.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han gav dem denne befaling: 'Legg dere i bakhold bak byen. Ikke gå for langt unna byen, men hold dere klare.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  og han ga dem denne ordren: 'Vær på vakt! Legg dere i bakhold bak byen, ikke gå for langt fra byen, og vær alle klare.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han bød dem og sagde: Seer til, I, som ere i Baghold ved Staden, bag ved Staden, I skulle ikke holde eder saare langt fra Staden, og I skulle være alle sammen rede.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han befalte dem: Se, dere skal ligge i bakhold mot byen, selv bak byen. Gå ikke langt unna, men vær klare.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city; do not go very far from the city, but be all ready.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa til dem: Legg dere i bakhold mot byen, bak den. Gå ikke langt fra byen, og vær klare.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han befalte dem: 'Legg dere i bakhold bak byen, ikke gå for langt fra byen, og vær klare.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han befalte dem, idet han sa: Se, dere skal ligge i bakhold mot byen, bak byen; gå ikke veldig langt fra byen, men vær alle klare:

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han ga dem ordren: Gå og ta opp en hemmelig posisjon bak byen. Ikke gå så langt bort, og vær klare.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and commaunded them, and sayde: Take hede, ye shal be ye preuye watch behynde the cite, but go not to farre from the cite, and se that ye be redye alltogether.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he commanded them, saying, Behold, yee shall lye in waite against the citie on the backeside of the citie: goe not very farre from the citie, but be ye all in a readinesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he commaunded them, saying: Beholde, ye shall lye in wayte agaynst the towne on the backside thereof: Go not verie farre from the citie, but be all redie:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He commanded them, saying, Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; don't go very far from the city, but be all ready:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and commandeth them, saying, `See, ye are liers in wait against the city, at the rear of the city, ye go not very far off from the city, and all of you have been prepared,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave them their orders, saying, Go and take up your position secretly at the back of the town: do not go very far away, and let all of you be ready:

• World English Bible (2000)

  He commanded them, saying, "Behold, you shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city. Don't go very far from the city, but all of you be ready.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He ordered them,“Look, set an ambush behind the city. Don’t go very far from the city; all of you be ready!

Referenced Verses

• Judg 20:29 : 29 Then Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
• Judg 20:33 : 33 All the men of Israel rose up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelite ambush broke out of its place west of Gibeah.
• Judg 20:36 : 36 Then the Benjaminites saw that they were defeated. The Israelites had given ground to the Benjaminites because they relied on the ambush they had set near Gibeah.
• 1 Sam 15:2 : 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'I will punish Amalek for what they did to Israel, how they ambushed them on their way up from Egypt.'
• 1 Sam 15:5 : 5 Saul advanced to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the valley.
• Eccl 7:19 : 19 Wisdom makes a wise person stronger than ten rulers in a city.
• Eccl 9:16 : 16 So I said, 'Wisdom is better than strength.' But the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.
• Acts 23:21 : 21 But do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty of them are lying in wait for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and waiting for your consent.
• Josh 8:16 : 16 All the people of Ai were summoned to pursue them. They chased after Joshua and were drawn away from the city.
• Judg 9:25 : 25 The leaders of Shechem set up ambushes on the mountaintops, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. This was reported to Abimelech.