Verse 3

Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Så hvis, mens ektemannen lever, hun gifter seg med en annen mann, skal hun kalles en utviker: men hvis hennes ektemann er død, er hun fri fra den loven; slik at hun ikke er en utviker, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Derfor, så lenge mannen lever, vil hun bli ansett som en som bryter ekteskapet hvis hun gifter seg med en annen; men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, og blir ikke lengre ansett som en som bryter ekteskapet, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen.

• Norsk King James

  Så hvis hun gifter seg med en annen mens ektemannen lever, blir hun kalt en utro kvinne; men hvis ektemannen er død, er hun fri fra den loven, og er ikke utro selv om hun er gift med en annen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hun vil bli kalt en ekteskapsbryter hvis hun blir en annen manns mens mannen lever; men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra loven og er ikke en ekteskapsbryter om hun blir en annen manns.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Derfor, dersom hun blir en annens mann mens hennes egen mann lever, skal hun kalles en horkvinne; men dersom mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en horkvinne, selv om hun blir en annens mann.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Så lenge mannen lever, skal hun kalles en ekteskapsbryterske hvis hun blir en annen manns kone. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, og er ikke en ekteskapsbryterske om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så hvis hun blir gift med en annen mann mens hennes mann lever, skal hun kalles en horkvinne. Men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra den loven, slik at hun ikke er en horkvinne, selv om hun er gift med en annen mann.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor, dersom hun gifter seg med en annen mann mens hennes ektemann lever, skal hun kalles utro; men hvis ektemannen er død, er hun fri fra den lov, slik at hun ikke er utro selv om hun gifter seg med en annen.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Dersom hun altså gifter seg med en annen mann mens ektemannen ennå lever, blir hun kalt en ekteskapsbryterske; men dersom ektemannen hennes er død, er hun fri fra den loven og er ingen ekteskapsbryterske, selv om hun er gift med en annen mann.

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

  Dersom hun altså gifter seg med en annen mann mens ektemannen ennå lever, blir hun kalt en ekteskapsbryterske; men dersom ektemannen hennes er død, er hun fri fra den loven og er ingen ekteskapsbryterske, selv om hun er gift med en annen mann.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor, mens hennes ektemann lever, skal hun kalles en horkvinne hvis hun blir en annen manns; men hvis ektemannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, så hun ikke er en horkvinne hvis hun blir en annen manns.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Derfor skal hun kalles en ekteskapsbryterinne hvis hun blir en annen manns kone mens mannen lever; men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en ekteskapsbryterinne selv om hun blir en annen manns kone.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor skal hun kaldes en Hore, om hun, medens Manden lever, bliver en anden Mands; men dersom Manden er død, er hun fri fra den Lov, saa at hun ikke er en Hore, om hun bliver en anden Mands.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free fm that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så hvis hun gifter seg med en annen mann mens mannen lever, skal hun kalles en ektehustru; men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra den loven, slik at hun ikke er en ektehustru selv om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she will be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she is married to another man.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis hun, mens mannen lever, blir gift med en annen mann, vil hun bli kalt en ekteskapsbryter. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en ekteskapsbryter, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mens mannen lever, regnes hun som en ekteskapsbryter om hun blir en annen manns kone. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven og blir ikke regnet som en ekteskapsbryter om hun blir en annen manns kone.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så hvis hun blir med en annen mann mens mannen lever, kalles hun en ekteskapsbryterinne. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en ekteskapsbryterinne selv om hun blir med en annen mann.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så hvis hun blir sammen med en annen mann mens mannen lever, vil hun bli kalt en som er utro mot mannen; men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er utro, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  So then yf whill the man liveth she couple her selfe with another man she shalbe counted a wedlocke breaker. But yf the man be deed she is fre fro the lawe: so that she is no wedlocke breaker though she couple her selfe with another man.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf she be now with another man, whyle the man lyueth, she shal be called a wedlocke breaker. But yf the man be deed, then is she fre from the lawe, so that she is no wedlocke breaker, yf she be with another man.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So then, if while the man liueth, she taketh another man, she shalbe called an adulteresse: but if the man be dead, she is free fro the Law, so that shee is not an adulteresse, though shee take another man.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So then yf whyle the man lyueth, she couple her selfe with another man, she shalbe counted a wedlocke breaker: But yf the man be dead, she is free from the law, so that she is no wedlocke breaker, though she couple her selfe with another man.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man's; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man's.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So if, while the husband is living, she is joined to another man, she will get the name of one who is untrue to her husband: but if the husband is dead, she is free from the law, so that she is not untrue, even if she takes another man.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 5:32 : 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
• Mark 10:6-9 : 6 'But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.' 7 'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,' 8 'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.' 9 'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.' 10 Back at the house, the disciples asked him again about this matter. 11 He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.' 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.
• John 8:3-5 : 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and they placed her in the middle. 4 They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. 5 In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"
• 1 Tim 5:11-14 : 11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry, 12 and they bring judgment on themselves for breaking their first pledge. 13 At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they should not. 14 Therefore, I desire that younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
• Exod 20:14 : 14 You shall not commit adultery.
• Lev 20:10 : 10 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.
• Num 5:13-31 : 13 and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her, 14 and if a spirit of jealousy comes over the husband and he becomes suspicious of his wife, whether she has defiled herself or not, 15 The man shall bring his wife to the priest, along with an offering on her behalf: a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He shall not pour oil on it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance to bring iniquity to mind. 16 The priest is to bring her forward and have her stand before the Lord. 17 Then the priest will take holy water in a clay jar and put some dust from the tabernacle floor into the water. 18 After the woman is made to stand before the Lord, the priest will loosen her hair, place the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering for jealousy, into her hands, and hold in his hands the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 The priest shall put her under oath and say to her, 'If no man has lain with you and you have not gone astray, defiling yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be free from this bitter water that brings a curse.' 20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority and defiled yourself, and if a man other than your husband has had sexual relations with you— 21 then the priest will put the woman under the curse oath and say to her, 'May the Lord make you a curse and an example of cursing among your people by making your thigh waste away and your abdomen swell.' 22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body, causing your abdomen to swell and your thigh to waste away.' And the woman shall say, 'Amen, Amen.' 23 The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water. 24 He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and it will enter her, causing bitter suffering. 25 The priest shall take the jealousy offering from the woman’s hand, wave the offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar. 26 The priest shall take a handful of the offering as its memorial portion and burn it on the altar, and afterward, he shall make the woman drink the water. 27 When he makes her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings a curse will enter her, causing her abdomen to swell and her thigh to shrink. The woman will then become a curse among her people. 28 But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be cleared of guilt and will be able to conceive children. 29 This is the law regarding jealousy when a woman goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband's authority. 30 Or when a man is overcome by a spirit of jealousy and suspects his wife, he is to bring her before the Lord, and the priest shall carry out all of this law on her. 31 The man will be free of guilt, but the woman will bear the consequences of her sin.
• Deut 22:22-24 : 22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman who were together must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 23 If there is a young woman who is a virgin betrothed to a man, and another man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 then you shall bring both of them to the gate of that city and stone them to death: the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he violated another man’s wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
• Ruth 2:13 : 13 She said, "May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord, because you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant—even though I am not one of your servants."
• 1 Sam 25:39-42 : 39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, 'Blessed be the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for insulting me, and has kept me, his servant, from wrongdoing. The Lord has brought Nabal’s wickedness upon his own head.' Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. 40 David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, 'David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.' 41 Abigail got up, bowed with her face to the ground, and said, 'Here is your servant, ready to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.' 42 Abigail quickly got on a donkey, accompanied by five of her young women as attendants. She followed David’s messengers and became his wife.