Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Amos.9.3", "source": "וְאִם־יֵחָֽבְאוּ֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶ֔ל מִשָּׁ֥ם אֲחַפֵּ֖שׂ וּלְקַחְתִּ֑ים וְאִם־יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ מִנֶּ֤גֶד עֵינַי֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַיָּ֔ם מִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַנָּחָ֖שׁ וּנְשָׁכָֽם׃", "text": "*wəʾim*-*yēḥābəʾû* *bərōʾš* *hakkarmel* *miššām* *ʾăḥappēś* *ûləqaḥtîm* *wəʾim*-*yissātərû* *minneged* *ʿênay* *bəqarqaʿ* *hayyām* *miššām* *ʾăṣawweh* ʾēt-*hannāḥāš* *ûnəšākām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*yēḥābəʾû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves", "*bərōʾš*": "preposition + noun masculine construct - on top of", "*hakkarmel*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the Carmel (mountain)", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ʾăḥappēś*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will search", "*ûləqaḥtîm*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I will take them", "*wəʾim*": "waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if", "*yissātərû*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they hide themselves", "*minneged*": "preposition - from before/from in front of", "*ʿênay*": "noun feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*bəqarqaʿ*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in the bottom/floor of", "*hayyām*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the sea", "*miššām*": "preposition + adverb - from there", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will command", "*hannāḥāš*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the serpent", "*ûnəšākām*": "waw conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and it will bite them" }, "variants": { "*yēḥābəʾû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves", "*bərōʾš*": "on the top of/summit of", "*hakkarmel*": "the Carmel/the fruitful land", "*ʾăḥappēś*": "I will search/seek thoroughly", "*ûləqaḥtîm*": "and I will take/seize them", "*yissātərû*": "they hide themselves/conceal themselves", "*minneged*": "from before/from the sight of", "*bəqarqaʿ*": "in the bottom/floor/depths of", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "I will command/order", "*hannāḥāš*": "the serpent/snake/sea monster", "*ûnəšākām*": "and it will bite/sting them" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel-fjellet, skal jeg lete etter dem der og ta dem med meg. Og hvis de skjuler seg for mine øyne på havets bunn, skal jeg befale slangen å bite dem der nede.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om de skjuler seg på toppen av Karmel, skal jeg lete og ta dem derfra; om de gjemmer seg for meg på havets bunn, vil jeg befale slangen å bite dem der.

• Norsk King James

  Og om de skjuler seg på toppen av Karmel, vil jeg lete etter dem og hente dem derfra; og om de gjemmer seg for mine øyne på havets bunn, vil jeg befale slangen, og den skal bite dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel, vil jeg lete dem opp og hente dem derfra. Om de skjuler seg for øynene mine på havets bunn, vil jeg befale slangen å bite dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel, vil jeg søke dem opp og ta dem derfra. Om de skjuler seg for mine øyne på havets bunn, vil jeg befale sjøuhyret å bite dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om de skjuler seg på toppen av Karmel, vil jeg lete dem opp og ta dem derfra. Og selv om de gjemmer seg for meg på havets bunn, vil jeg befale slangen om å bite dem der.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om de gjemmer seg på Karmels topp, vil jeg lete dem opp og hente dem derfra; om de skjuler seg for mitt blikk i dypet av havet, vil jeg befale slangen, og den skal bite dem.

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

  Om de skjuler seg på toppen av Karmel, vil jeg lete dem opp og ta dem derfra. Og selv om de gjemmer seg for meg på havets bunn, vil jeg befale slangen om å bite dem der.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel-fjellet, vil jeg lete opp og hente dem derfra; om de skjuler seg for mine øyne på havbunnen, vil jeg befale slangen å bite dem der.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Selv om de skjuler seg på toppen av Karmel, skal jeg lete dem opp og ta dem derfra; selv om de gjemmer seg for mine øyne på havets bunn, skal jeg befale slangen å bite dem der.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og om de end skjulte sig paa Carmels Top, vil jeg oplede dem derfra og hente dem, og om de skjulte sig for mine Øine paa Havets Bund, vil jeg dog der befale Slangen, at den skal bide dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel, skal jeg lete dem opp og hente dem derfra. Om de skjuler seg for meg på havets bunn, skal jeg befale slangen å bite dem der.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel, skal jeg søke og ta dem ut der; og om de gjemmer seg for meg på havets bunn, der skal jeg befale slangen, og den skal bite dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og om de skjuler seg på toppen av Karmel, skal jeg finne dem der og ta dem. Og om de skjuler seg for mine øyne på havets bunn, påbyr jeg slangen, og den biter dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og selv om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel, vil jeg lete dem opp og ta dem derfra; og om de skjuler seg for meg på havets bunn, vil jeg kommandere slangen til å bite dem der.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om de gjemmer seg på toppen av Karmel, skal jeg oppsøke dem og hente dem ut; om de skjuler seg for meg i havets dyp, skal jeg befale havslangen der å bite dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  though they hyde them selues vpo the toppe of Carmel, yet shal I seke them out, and brynge them from thence: Though they crepe downe fro my sight in to the depe of the see, I shal comaude the serpente, euen there to byte them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And though they hide them selues in the toppe of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence: and though they be hid from my sight in the bottome of the sea, thence will I commande the serpent, and he shall bite them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And though they hyde them selues in the top of Charmel, I will searche, and take them out thence: and though they be hyd from my sight in the bottome of the sea, thence will I commaunde the serpent, and he shall bite them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Though they take cover on the top of Carmel, I will go in search of them and get them out; though they keep themselves from my eyes in the bed of the sea, I will give orders to the great snake there and he will give them a bite:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out there; and though they be hidden from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 16:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.16.16", "source": "הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁלֵ֜חַ לְדַיָּגִ֥ים רַבִּ֛ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וְדִיג֑וּם וְאַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֗ן אֶשְׁלַח֙ לְרַבִּ֣ים צַיָּדִ֔ים וְצָד֞וּם מֵעַ֤ל כָּל־הַר֙ וּמֵעַ֣ל כָּל־גִּבְעָ֔ה וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִֽים׃", "text": "Behold-I *šōlēaḥ* to-*ḏayyāgîm* *rabbîm* *nəʾum*-*YHWH* and-*ḏîgûm* and-after-this *ʾešlaḥ* to-many *ṣayyāḏîm* and-*ṣāḏûm* from-upon all-*har* and-from-upon all-*giḇʿāh* and-from-*nəqîqê* *ha-ssəlāʿîm*", "grammar": { "*šōlēaḥ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - sending", "*ḏayyāgîm*": "masculine plural noun - fishermen", "*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many/great", "*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ḏîgûm*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd common plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and they shall fish them", "*ʾešlaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will send", "*ṣayyāḏîm*": "masculine plural noun - hunters", "*ṣāḏûm*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd common plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and they shall hunt them", "*har*": "masculine singular noun - mountain", "*giḇʿāh*": "feminine singular noun - hill", "*nəqîqê*": "masculine plural construct - clefts/crevices of", "*ha-ssəlāʿîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the rocks" }, "variants": { "*ḏayyāgîm*": "fishermen/fishers", "*ṣayyāḏîm*": "hunters/trappers", "*nəqîqîm*": "clefts/crevices/cracks", "*selaʿ*": "rock/cliff/crag" } }
• Job 34:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Job.34.22", "source": "אֵֽין־חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וְאֵ֣ין צַלְמָ֑וֶת לְהִסָּ֥תֶר שָׁ֝֗ם פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃", "text": "*ʾên-ḥōšek* *wə-ʾên* *ṣalmāwet* *ləhissāter* *šām* *pōʿălê* *ʾāwen*", "grammar": { "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*ḥōšek*": "masculine singular noun - darkness", "*wə-ʾên*": "waw conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no", "*ṣalmāwet*": "masculine singular noun - deep shadow/death shadow", "*ləhissāter*": "preposition + Niphal infinitive construct - to hide themselves", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*pōʿălê*": "masculine plural construct noun - workers of", "*ʾāwen*": "masculine singular noun - iniquity" }, "variants": { "*ʾên*": "there is no/none/not existing", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity/gloom", "*ṣalmāwet*": "deep shadow/death shadow/deepest darkness", "*ləhissāter*": "to hide themselves/to conceal themselves/to be hidden", "*pōʿălê ʾāwen*": "workers of iniquity/evildoers/those who do wickedness" } }
• Isa 27:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Isaiah.27.1", "source": "בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֡וּא יִפְקֹ֣ד יְהוָה֩ בְּחַרְב֨וֹ הַקָּשָׁ֜ה וְהַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה וְהֽ͏ַחֲזָקָ֗ה עַ֤ל לִוְיָתָן֙ נָחָ֣שׁ בָּרִ֔חַ וְעַל֙ לִוְיָתָ֔ן נָחָ֖שׁ עֲקַלָּת֑וֹן וְהָרַ֥ג אֶת־הַתַּנִּ֖ין אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּיָּֽם׃ ס", "text": "In *yôm* the-*hûʾ* *yifqōd* *YHWH* with-*ḥarbô* the-*qāšâ* and-the-*gĕdôlâ* and-the-*ḥăzāqâ* upon *liwyātān* *nāḥāš* *bāriaḥ* and-upon *liwyātān* *nāḥāš* *ʿăqallātôn* and-*hārag* *ʾet*-the-*tannîn* *ʾăšer* in-the-*yām*", "grammar": { "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun - day", "*hûʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun - that", "*yifqōd*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will punish/visit", "*YHWH*": "proper name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ḥarbô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sword", "*qāšâ*": "feminine singular adjective - hard/severe/fierce", "*gĕdôlâ*": "feminine singular adjective - great/large", "*ḥăzāqâ*": "feminine singular adjective - strong/mighty", "*liwyātān*": "proper noun - Leviathan", "*nāḥāš*": "masculine singular noun - serpent/snake", "*bāriaḥ*": "masculine singular adjective - fleeing/swift", "*ʿăqallātôn*": "masculine singular adjective - crooked/twisted", "*hārag*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will slay/kill", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*tannîn*": "masculine singular noun - sea monster/dragon", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yām*": "masculine singular noun - sea" }, "variants": { "*yifqōd*": "will punish/will visit/will attend to", "*liwyātān*": "Leviathan/sea monster/mythical creature", "*bāriaḥ*": "fleeing/gliding/swift-moving", "*ʿăqallātôn*": "crooked/twisted/coiled", "*tannîn*": "sea monster/dragon/sea serpent" } }
• Ps 139:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.9", "source": "אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי־שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם׃", "text": "*ʾeśśāʾ kanpê-šāḥar*, *ʾeškənâ* in-*ʾaḥărît yām*", "grammar": { "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I take/lift", "*kanpê-šāḥar*": "noun, feminine dual construct + noun - wings of dawn", "*ʾeškənâ*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I dwell", "*ʾaḥărît*": "noun, feminine singular construct - end/extremity of", "*yām*": "noun, masculine singular - sea" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśśāʾ*": "take/lift/carry", "*kanpê-šāḥar*": "wings of dawn/wings of morning", "*ʾeškənâ*": "dwell/settle/reside", "*ʾaḥărît*": "end/extremity/farthest part", "*yām*": "sea/ocean/west" } } 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.10", "source": "גַּם־שָׁ֭ם יָדְךָ֣ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Even-there *yādəkā tanḥēnî* and-*tōʾaḥăzēnî yəmînekā*", "grammar": { "*yādəkā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*tanḥēnî*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it leads me", "*tōʾaḥăzēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it takes hold of me", "*yəmînekā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand" }, "variants": { "*yādəkā*": "your hand", "*tanḥēnî*": "lead me/guide me/direct me", "*tōʾaḥăzēnî*": "take hold of me/grasp me/seize me", "*yəmînekā*": "your right hand/your right side" } } 11 { "verseID": "Psalms.139.11", "source": "וָ֭אֹמַר אַךְ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃", "text": "And-*ʾōmar* surely-*ḥōšek yəšûpēnî*; and-*laylâ ʾôr baʿădēnî*", "grammar": { "*ʾōmar*": "verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular + waw consecutive - and I say", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*yəšûpēnî*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it overwhelms me", "*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*baʿădēnî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - around me/about me" }, "variants": { "*ʾōmar*": "say/speak/think", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*yəšûpēnî*": "overwhelm me/cover me/crush me/bruise me", "*laylâ*": "night/nighttime", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight", "*baʿădēnî*": "around me/about me/surrounding me" } }
• Jer 23:23-24 : 23 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.23.23", "source": "הַאֱלֹהֵ֧י מִקָּרֹ֛ב אָ֖נִי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהֵ֖י מֵרָחֹֽק׃", "text": "The-*ʾĕlōhê* from-*qārōb* *ʾānî*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*, and-not *ʾĕlōhê* from-*rāḥōq*?", "grammar": { "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*qārōb*": "adjective, masculine singular - near", "*ʾānî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*rāḥōq*": "adjective, masculine singular - far/distant" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of", "*qārōb*": "near/close proximity", "*rāḥōq*": "far/distant/remote" } } 24 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.23.24", "source": "אִם־יִסָּתֵ֨ר אִ֧ישׁ בַּמִּסְתָּרִ֛ים וַאֲנִ֥י לֹֽא־אֶרְאֶ֖נּוּ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הֲל֨וֹא אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֧יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֛רֶץ אֲנִ֥י מָלֵ֖א נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "If-*yissātēr* *ʾîš* in-the-*mistārîm* and-I not-*ʾerʾennû*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*? *Hălôʾ* *ʾet*-the-*šāmayim* and-*ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ* I *mālēʾ*, *nəʾum*-*YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*yissātēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he hides himself", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person", "*mistārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - hiding places/secret places", "*ʾerʾennû*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will see him", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*Hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - is it not", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual - heavens", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*mālēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - filling/full" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/person/individual/anyone", "*mistārîm*": "hiding places/secret places/concealed areas", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky/firmament", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground/world", "*mālēʾ*": "filling/full/filling up" } }
• Amos 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Amos.1.2", "source": "וַיֹּאמַ֓ר ׀ יְהוָה֙ מִצִיּ֣וֹן יִשְׁאָ֔ג וּמִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם יִתֵּ֣ן קוֹל֑וֹ וְאָֽבְלוּ֙ נְא֣וֹת הָרֹעִ֔ים וְיָבֵ֖שׁ רֹ֥אשׁ הַכַּרְמֶֽל׃", "text": "And-*yōʾmar* *YHWH* from-*ṣiyyôn* *yišʾāg* and-from-*yərûšālaim* *yittēn* *qôlô* and-*ʾāblû* *nəʾôt* *hārōʿîm* and-*yābēš* *rōʾš* *hakkarmel*", "grammar": { "*yōʾmar*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said/says", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/Yahweh", "*yišʾāg*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he roars/will roar", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper name - Zion", "*yərûšālaim*": "proper name - Jerusalem", "*yittēn*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gives/will give", "*qôlô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his voice", "*ʾāblû*": "perfect, 3rd plural with waw consecutive - and they mourned/will mourn", "*nəʾôt*": "construct state, feminine plural - pastures/habitations of", "*hārōʿîm*": "definite article + participle, masculine plural - the shepherds", "*yābēš*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it withered/will wither", "*rōʾš*": "masculine singular construct - top/head of", "*hakkarmel*": "definite article + proper name - the Carmel" }, "variants": { "*yišʾāg*": "roars/will roar like a lion", "*nəʾôt*": "pastures/dwelling places/habitations", "*ʾāblû*": "will mourn/dry up/wither", "*rōʾš*": "top/summit/head", "*hakkarmel*": "the Carmel (mountain)/fruitful field" } }