Verse 2

Some were saying, 'We, along with our sons and daughters, are numerous. Let us get grain that we may eat and stay alive.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Noen sa: 'Vi er mange med våre sønner og døtre, og vi trenger korn for å overleve.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Noen sa: "Vi, våre sønner og våre døtre er mange. Vi må skaffe korn for å spise og leve."

• Norsk King James

  For det var noen som sa: Vi, våre sønner og våre døtre er mange; derfor trenger vi korn, så vi kan spise og overleve.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Noen sa: Vi er mange med våre sønner og døtre; derfor må vi skaffe korn for å kunne spise og leve.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Noen sa: Vårt antall av sønner og døtre er stort, og vi trenger å få korn for å spise og overleve.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Noen sa: Vi, våre sønner og våre døtre er mange, derfor må vi skaffe korn for dem, så vi kan spise og leve.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For det var noen som sa: 'Vi, våre sønner og døtre, er mange; derfor samler vi inn korn til dem, slik at vi kan spise og leve.'

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

  Noen sa: Vi, våre sønner og våre døtre er mange, derfor må vi skaffe korn for dem, så vi kan spise og leve.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det var noen som sa: «Vi er mange, våre sønner og døtre. La oss få korn, så vi kan spise og leve.»

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Noen sa: 'Vi er mange med våre sønner og døtre. Vi trenger korn for å spise og overleve.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi der vare (Nogle), som sagde: Vi med vore Sønner og vore Døttre ere mange; derfor have vi optaget Korn, at vi maae æde og leve.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Noen sa: Vi, våre sønner og våre døtre, er mange; derfor må vi ta korn for dem, så vi kan spise og leve.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For there were those who said, We, our sons, and our daughters are many: therefore we need to take grain for them, that we may eat and live.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det var noen som sa: Vi, våre sønner og våre døtre er mange. La oss få korn, så vi kan spise og leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  det var noen som sa, 'Vi og våre sønner og døtre er mange; vi trenger korn for å spise og leve.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For noen sa: Vi, våre sønner og døtre, er mange. La oss få korn, så vi kan spise og leve.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For der var noen som sa: Vi, våre sønner og våre døtre er mange; la oss få korn så vi kan ha mat til våre behov.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And there were some yt sayde: oure sonnes and doughters are to many, let vs take corne for the, & eate, that we maye lyue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For there were that said, We, our sonnes & our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, that we may eate and liue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For there were some that saide, Our sonnes and daughters and we are very many: therefore wyll we take corne for them, that we may eate and liue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them], that we may eat, and live.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we -- are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain, so that we may have food for our needs.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For there were that said, "We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  There were those who said,“With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:57 : 57 And people from all the surrounding lands came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the lands.
• Gen 42:2 : 2 And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'
• Gen 43:8 : 8 Then Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will get up and go, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.
• Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they confront their enemies at the gate.
• Ps 128:2-4 : 2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; you will be blessed, and it will go well with you. 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. 4 Behold, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed.
• Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them because you do not take it to heart.