Verse 2

This is a statute of the law the LORD has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without blemish, one that has no defect and upon which no yoke has been placed.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dette er en lov som Herren har gitt. Si til israelittene: Dere skal ta en rød kvige uten feil, som aldri har blitt brukt til å trekke et åk.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dette er forskriften om loven som Herren har befalt: Tal til Israels barn, så de bringer deg en rød ku uten feil, uten lyte, og som ikke har hatt åk på seg.

• Norsk King James

  Dette er loven som Herren har befalt, og han sier: Tal til Israels barn, at de skal bringe deg en rød ku uten feil; den skal ikke ha noe feil ved seg, og den skal aldri ha vært under oksevinger.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dette skal være lovens forskrift som Herren har befalt: Si til Israels barn at de skal ta en rød kvige uten feil, som ikke har noen mangler, og som det ikke har vært lagt åk på.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dette er lovens forskrift som Herren har befalt: Si til Israels barn at de skal bringe deg en rød kvige uten feil, som ikke har noen lyte, og som ikke har båret åk.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dette er forskriften om loven som Herren har gitt befaling om: Si til Israels barn at de skal føre til deg en rød kvige uten feil, som er uten lyte, og som det aldri har vært lagt åk på.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dette er den lovforskrift som Herren har befalt, og han sier: Si til Israels barn at de skal bringe deg en rød ku uten flekk, som er plettfri og som aldri har vært åket.

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

  Dette er forskriften om loven som Herren har gitt befaling om: Si til Israels barn at de skal føre til deg en rød kvige uten feil, som er uten lyte, og som det aldri har vært lagt åk på.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dette er lovens forskrift som Herren har befalt: Tal til Israels barn og si at de skal ta en rød kvige som er uten lyte, og som det ikke har vært lagt åk på.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dette er forskriften i loven som Herren har befalt: Tal til Israels barn og la dem ta til deg en rød kvige, fullkommen uten feil, som det ikke er lagt åk på.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Denne skal være Lovens Skik, den Herren haver budet og sagt: Siig til Israels Børn, at de skulle tage til dig en rød Qvie uden Lyde, paa hvilken ingen Feil er, som ikke er kommen Aag paa.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dette er forskriften for loven som Herren har påbudt. Si til Israels barn at de skal bringe deg en rød kvige uten feil, som ikke har noen lyte, og som aldri har vært under åk.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, having no blemish, and upon which a yoke has never come:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dette er loven som Herren har befalt: Si til Israels barn at de skal ta med en rød kvige uten flekk, uten lyte og som det aldri har blitt lagt åk på.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette er en lov som Herren har påbudt: Tal til Israels barn, og la dem bringe deg en rød ku, en fullkommen, uten feil, som det aldri har vært lagt åk på.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dette er loven som Herren har befalt: Si til Israels barn at de skal ta med seg en rød kvige uten lyte, som ikke har noen feil, og som det aldri har vært lagt åk på.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dette er lovens forskrift som Herren har gitt befaling om. Si til Israels barn at de skal skaffe dere en rød ku uten feil, og som det aldri har vært lagt åk på.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  this is the ordynaunce of the lawe which ye Lorde comaudeth sayenge: speake vnto ye childern of Israel and let them take the a redd cowe with out spot wherein is no blemysh and which neuer bare yocke apo her.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This custome shall be a lawe, which the LORDE hath comaunded, & sayde: Speake vnto ye children of Israel, yt they brynge vnto ye a reed cow without spot, wherin is no blemysh, & vpon who there came neuer yock:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  This is the ordinance of the lawe, which the Lorde hath commanded, saying, Speake vnto the children of Israel that they bring thee a red kowe without blemish, wherein is no spot, vpon the which neuer came yoke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  This is the ordinaunce of the lawe which the Lord hath commaunded, saying: Speake vnto the children of Israel that they bring thee a redde cowe without spot, and wherin is no blemishe, and vpon which neuer came yoke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  This [is] the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein [is] no blemish, [and] upon which never came yoke:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no blemish, [and] on which never came yoke.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `This `is' a statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they bring unto thee a red cow, a perfect one, in which there is no blemish, on which no yoke hath gone up;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  This is the statute of the law which Jehovah hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, [and] upon which never came yoke.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is the rule of the law which the Lord has made, saying, Give orders to the children of Israel to give you a red cow without any mark on her, and on which the yoke has never been put:

• World English Bible (2000)

  "This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded: Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no blemish, [and] on which never came yoke.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded:‘Instruct the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without blemish, which has no defect and has never carried a yoke.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 21:3 : 3 The elders of the city nearest to the slain person shall take a heifer that has never been worked or yoked,
• 1 Sam 6:7 : 7 Now then, prepare a new cart with two nursing cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves away back to the barn.
• Lev 22:20-25 : 20 Do not offer anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf. 21 If anyone offers a fellowship sacrifice to the LORD for a special vow or as a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be without defect to be accepted; there must be no blemish in it. 22 You must not offer to the LORD anything that is blind, broken, injured, or with warts, scabs, or skin disease; you must not bring them as a fire offering on the altar to the LORD. 23 You may offer a bull or lamb that has an overgrown or stunted limb as a freewill offering, but it will not be accepted as a vow offering. 24 You must not offer to the LORD any animals that are bruised, crushed, torn, or cut, nor are you to do this in your land. 25 You must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner to offer as the food of your God. They are deformed and have defects; they will not be accepted on your behalf.
• Num 19:6 : 6 The priest shall then take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them into the fire where the heifer is being burned.
• Num 31:21 : 21 Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, 'This is the regulation of the law that the LORD has commanded Moses.'
• Exod 12:5 : 5 Your lamb must be an unblemished male, a year old; you may take it from either the sheep or the goats.
• Lev 14:6 : 6 The living bird, along with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn, and the hyssop, shall be dipped in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over fresh water.
• Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
• Lam 1:14 : 14 My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hands they were fastened together. They were laid on my neck; he has made my strength fail. The Lord has given me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.
• Mal 1:13-14 : 13 You say, 'What a burden!' and you sniff at it with contempt, says the LORD of Hosts. When you bring stolen, lame, or sick animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands? says the LORD. 14 Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.
• Luke 1:35 : 35 The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.'
• John 10:17-18 : 17 The Father loves me because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have the authority to lay it down and the authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.
• Phil 2:6-8 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man, 8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.
• Heb 7:26 : 26 Such a high priest truly meets our need: one who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• Heb 9:10 : 10 They are only regulations concerning food and drink and various ceremonial washings, external ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
• 1 Pet 1:19 : 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect.
• 1 Pet 2:22 : 22 He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.
• Rev 1:5 : 5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,