Verse 4

Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim because they had said, "You Gileadites are deserters from Ephraim and Manasseh."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så samlet Jefta alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Gileads menn slo Efraim fordi de sa: 'Dere er utenlandsmenn fra Efraim, Gilead ligger midt imellom Efraim og Manasse.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da samlet Jefta alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim, og mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim fordi de sa: Dere Gileaditter er flyktninger fra Efraim midt iblant Efraimiter og Manassitter.

• Norsk King James

  Da samlet Jeftah alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim; og mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim fordi de sa: Dere Gileaderne er flyktninger fra Efraim blant Efraim og blant Manasse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jefta samlet alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim, og mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim. De gileadittene mellom Efraim og Manasse sa: Dere er avkommet fra Efraim.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jefta samlet alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Gileads menn beseiret Efraim, fordi de hadde sagt: "Dere Gileaditt-flyktninger, midt i Efraim, midt i Manasse!"

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så samlet Jefta alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim fordi de sa: Dere gileaditter er flyktninger fra Efraim blant Efraim og Manasse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da samlet Jephthah alle mennene i Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim, og gileadittene slo ned efraimittene, fordi de sa: »Dere gileaditter er flyktninger fra Efraim blant både efraimittene og Manassittene.«

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

  Så samlet Jefta alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim fordi de sa: Dere gileaditter er flyktninger fra Efraim blant Efraim og Manasse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jefta samlet alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Mennene fra Gilead beseiret Efraim, fordi de sa: «Dere er efraimiter som har flyktet, selv om dere bor i Gilead midt blant Efraim og Manasse.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jefta samlet alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim, og mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim fordi de sa: 'Dere gileaditter er flyktninger blant Efraim og blant Manasse.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jephthah samlede alle Mænd i Gilead og stred imod Ephraim, og de Mænd i Gilead sloge Ephraim; thi de Gileaditer, som vare imellem Ephraim og imellem Manasse, sagde: I ere de Undkomne af Ephraim.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da samlet Jefta alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim fordi de hadde sagt: Dere gileaditter er flyktninger fra Efraim, blant efraimittene og manassittene.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, You Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jefta samlet da alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Mennene fra Gilead slo Efraim, fordi de sa: Dere er desertører fra Efraim, dere gileaditter, midt blant Efraim og Manasse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Jefta samlet alle mennene fra Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Gileadittene slo Efraim, fordi de hadde sagt: 'Dere er flyktninger fra Efraim, midt blant Efraim og midt blant Manasse.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så samlet Jefta alle mennene i Gilead og kjempet mot Efraim. Gileads menn slo Efraim fordi de hadde sagt: Dere er Efraims flyktninger, dere gileaditter, midt i Efraim og Manasse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da samlet Jefta alle mennene fra Gilead og førte krig mot Efraim; og Gileads menn seiret over Efraim.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iephthae gathered all the men in Gilead, & foughte agaynst Ephraim. And the men in Gilead smote Ephraim, because they sayde: Ye Gileadites are as they yt fle awaye before Ephraim, (and dwell) amoge Ephraim & Manasse.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Iphtah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are runnagates of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Iephthah therfore gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraites, because they sayd: Ye Gileadites are but runneagates of Ephraim, among the Ephraites and the Manassites.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites [are] fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, [and] among the Manassites.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, [and] in the midst of Manasseh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fighteth with Ephraim, and the men of Gilead smite Ephraim, because they said, `Fugitives of Ephraim `are' ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim -- in the midst of Manasseh.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, [and] in the midst of Manasseh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Jephthah got together all the men of Gilead and made war on Ephraim; and the men of Gilead overcame Ephraim.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, "You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, [and] in the midst of Manasseh."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and they fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead defeated Ephraim, because the Ephraimites insulted them, saying,“You Gileadites are refugees in Ephraim, living within Ephraim’s and Manasseh’s territory.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 25:10 : 10 But Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Nowadays many servants are breaking away from their masters.
• Neh 4:4 : 4 Then Judah said, 'The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubble that we are unable to rebuild the wall.'
• Ps 78:9 : 9 The sons of Ephraim, armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle.
• Prov 12:13 : 13 By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.
• Prov 15:1 : 1 A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
• Num 32:39-40 : 39 The sons of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. 40 So Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and he settled there.
• Deut 3:12-17 : 12 At that time, we took possession of this land, from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Valley, and half of the hill country of Gilead with its towns, and I gave them to the Reubenites and the Gadites. 13 The rest of Gilead and all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to half the tribe of Manasseh. The entire region of Argob in Bashan is called the land of the Rephaim. 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. He named the villages of Bashan after himself, calling them Havvoth Jair, and they remain so to this day. 15 I gave Gilead to Machir. 16 To the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the land extending from Gilead to the Arnon Valley, with the valley as the border, as far as the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites. 17 The Arabah, the Jordan, and its border, from Chinnereth to the east side of the Dead Sea (the Sea of the Arabah), beneath the slopes of Pisgah, was also included.
• Judg 11:10 : 10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, 'The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.'