Verse 33

Do not pollute the land where you are, for bloodshed defiles the land; and no atonement can be made for the land that has been defiled by bloodshed except by the blood of the one who shed it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dere skal ikke vanhellige landet dere bor i, for blod vanhelliger landet. Landet kan ikke sones for det utgydte blodet som følger med det, uten blodet av den som har utgytt det.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dere skal heller ikke forderve landet som dere bor i: for blod forderver landet, og for landet kan det ikke bli sonet for det utgytte blodet, unntatt ved blodet til den som har utgytt det.

• Norsk King James

  Så dere skal ikke vanhellige det landet dere bor i; for blod vanhelliger landet, og det kan ikke bli rengjort for blodet som er utgitt der, uten av den som har utgitt det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere skal ikke forurense landet dere bor i; blod forurenser landet, og det kan ikke bli forsonet for blod som er utøst der uten ved blodet til den som utøste det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dere skal ikke gjøre landet urent som dere bor i, der jeg bor blant dere. For jeg, Herren, bor blant Israels barn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så dere skal ikke forurense landet dere bor i: for blod forurenser landet, og landet kan ikke få soning for blodet som er utøst i det, unntatt ved den som har utøst blodet selv.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  På den måten forurenser dere ikke landet dere bor på, for blod gjør landet uren – og det utgytte blodet kan bare renses med blodet til den som utgyter det.

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

  Så dere skal ikke forurense landet dere bor i: for blod forurenser landet, og landet kan ikke få soning for blodet som er utøst i det, unntatt ved den som har utøst blodet selv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så dere ikke forurenser landet dere bor i, for blod forurenser landet, og det kan ikke sones for blodet som er utøst i det, uten ved blodet til den som utøste det.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dere skal ikke forurense landet som dere bor i. For blod forurenser landet, og ingen soning kan gjøres for blodet som er utøst i landet, unntatt ved blodet til den som har utøst det.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I skulle ikke besmitte Landet, som I boe udi; thi Blodet, det besmitter Landet, og for Landet kan ikke skee Forsoning for det Blod, som udøses deri, uden ved hans Blod, som udøste det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Dere skal ikke vanære landet som dere er i, for blod vanærer landet. Landet kan ikke forsones for det blod som blir utøst der, annet enn ved den som utøste det.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  So you shall not pollute the land where you are: for blood defiles the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Så dere skal ikke forurense landet dere bor i: for blod forurenser landet; og ingen soning kan gjøres for landet for blod som er utøst der, uten ved blodet til den som utøste det.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dere skal ikke vanhellige landet dere bor i, for blod vanhelliger landet. Landet kan ikke bli forsonet for blodet som er utøst i det, unntatt ved blodet til den som utøste det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For dere skal ikke gjøre landet dere bor i urent; for blod gjør landet urent, og landets skyld kan ikke sones uten ved blodet til den som har utøst det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gjør ikke det landet hvor dere bor urent: for blod gjør landet urent: landet kan bare renses fra blodet som er utøst, ved drapsmannens død.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And se that ye polute not the londe which ye are in for bloude defyleth the londe. And the londe can none other wyse be clensed of ye bloude that is shed therein but by the bloude of it that shed it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And defyle not ye ye londe wherin ye dwell. For who so is giltye of bloude, defyleth the londe: and the londe can not be reconcyled from the bloude that is shed therin, but onely thorow the bloude of him that shed it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye shall dwell: for blood defileth the land: and the land cannot be clensed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So ye shall not pollute the lande whiche ye shall dwell in, for blood defileth the lande: and the lande can not be clensed of the blood that is shed therin, but by the blood of hym that shed blood.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye [are]: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So you shall not pollute the land in which you are: for blood, it pollutes the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him who shed it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And ye profane not the land which ye `are' in, for blood profaneth the land; as to the land, it is not pardoned for blood which is shed in it except by the blood of him who sheddeth it;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood, it polluteth the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So do not make the land where you are living unholy: for blood makes the land unholy: and there is no way of making the land free from the blood which has come on it, but only by the death of him who was the cause of it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'So you shall not pollute the land in which you are: for blood, it pollutes the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him who shed it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

Referenced Verses

• Mic 4:11 : 11 But now many nations are gathered against you, saying, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion.'
• Gen 9:6 : 6 Whoever sheds human blood, by humans will their blood be shed; for in the image of God, God made mankind.
• Ps 106:38 : 38 They shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.
• Isa 26:21 : 21 See, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; it will conceal its slain no longer.
• Ezek 22:24-27 : 24 Son of man, say to the land: You are a land that is not cleansed or rained on in the day of wrath. 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her, like a roaring lion that tears its prey; they have devoured lives, seized treasure and precious things, and made many widows within her. 26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common or teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They shut their eyes to my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned among them. 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain.
• Hos 4:2-3 : 2 There is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. 3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
• Lev 18:25 : 25 Even the land was defiled; so I punished it for its sin, and the land vomited out its inhabitants.
• Deut 21:1-8 : 1 If someone is found dead in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, lying in a field, and it is unknown who struck him, 2 then your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance to the surrounding cities. 3 The elders of the city nearest to the slain person shall take a heifer that has never been worked or yoked, 4 and they are to bring the heifer down to a valley with flowing water, a valley that has not been plowed or sown. There they are to break the heifer’s neck. 5 The priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister to Him and to pronounce blessings in His name; and every dispute and every case of assault is to be settled by their decision. 6 All the elders of the city nearest to the slain person shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley, 7 and they shall declare, ‘Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. 8 LORD, make atonement for Your people Israel, whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the guilt of innocent blood against Your people Israel.’ And the bloodshed will be atoned for.
• Deut 21:23 : 23 you must not leave his body on the tree overnight. Be sure to bury him that same day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
• 2 Kgs 23:26 : 26 However, the LORD did not turn from the fierce anger that burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.
• 2 Kgs 24:4 : 4 And also because of the innocent blood that he had shed, for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to pardon.
• Ps 106:28 : 28 They joined themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.
• Matt 23:31-35 : 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of your forefathers' sins! 33 You serpents, you brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to hell? 34 Therefore, look, I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town, 35 so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
• Luke 11:50-51 : 50 So that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation— 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation.