Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Genesis.24.16", "source": "וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ טֹבַ֤ת מַרְאֶה֙ מְאֹ֔ד בְּתוּלָ֕ה וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹ֣א יְדָעָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣רֶד הָעַ֔יְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א כַדָּ֖הּ וַתָּֽעַל׃", "text": "*wə-ha-naʿărā* *ṭōḇaṯ* *marʾeh* *məʾōḏ* *bəṯûlāh* *wə-ʾîš* not *yəḏāʿāh* *wa-tēreḏ* *hā-ʿaynāh* *wa-təmallēʾ* *ḵaddāh* *wa-tāʿal*", "grammar": { "*wə-ha-naʿărā*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the young woman/maiden", "*ṭōḇaṯ*": "feminine construct state of adjective - good/beautiful of", "*marʾeh*": "masculine singular noun - appearance/sight", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*bəṯûlāh*": "feminine singular noun - virgin", "*wə-ʾîš*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and man", "*yəḏāʿāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - had known her", "*wa-tēreḏ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she went down", "*hā-ʿaynāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun with directional he - to the spring", "*wa-təmallēʾ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she filled", "*ḵaddāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her jar/pitcher", "*wa-tāʿal*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she came up/ascended" }, "variants": { "*ṭōḇaṯ marʾeh*": "beautiful in appearance/fair to look upon", "*yəḏāʿāh*": "knew her (euphemism for sexual relations)", "*ʿaynāh*": "spring/fountain/well" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jenta var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp.

• Norsk King James

  Og jenten var meget vakker, en jomfru, ingen hadde hatt samleie med henne; og hun gikk ned til brønnen, fylte krukken sin og kom opp.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru, som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin, og kom opp igjen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jenta var svært vakker, jomfru, og ingen mann hadde kjent henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og kom opp.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru; ingen mann hadde kjent henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jomfruen var meget vakker å se på, en ung pike som ingen mann hadde kjent, og hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte sin krukke og kom opp igjen.

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

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru; ingen mann hadde kjent henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se til, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde hatt omgang med. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ungjenta var meget vakker å se til, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde rørt. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og kom opp igjen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Pigen var meget deilig af Udseende, en Jomfru, og ingen Mand havde kjendt hende; og hun gik ned til Brønden og fyldte sin Krukke, og gik op.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru, ingen mann hadde vært nær henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden og fylte krukken sin, og kom opp igjen.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now the young woman was very fair to look upon, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde rørt. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin, og kom opp igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den unge kvinnen var svært vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og kom opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se til, en jomfru ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og gikk opp igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hun var en svært vakker jente, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde rørt. Og hun gikk ned til kilden for å hente vann i krukken sin.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The damsell was very fayre to loke apon and yet a mayde and vnknowen of man. And she went doune to the well and fylled hyr pytcher and came vp agayne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and she was a very fayre damsell of face, and yet a virgin, and vnknowne of eny man: She wente downe to the well, and fylled hir pitcher, and came vp agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (And the maide was very faire to looke vpon, a virgine and vnknowen of man) and she went downe to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The damsel was very fayre to looke vpon, and yet a mayde, and vnknowen of man: and she went downe to the wel, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the young person `is' of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the young woman was very beautiful. She was a virgin; no man had ever been physically intimate with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 26:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Genesis.26.7", "source": "וַֽיִּשְׁאֲל֞וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקוֹם֙ לְאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֲחֹ֣תִי הִ֑וא כִּ֤י יָרֵא֙ לֵאמֹ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֔י פֶּן־יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמָּקוֹם֙ עַל־רִבְקָ֔ה כִּֽי־טוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖ה הִֽיא׃", "text": "and-*wayyišʾălû* *ʾanšê* *ham-māqôm* about-his-wife and-*wayyōmer* my-sister she for *yārēʾ* to-say my-wife lest-*yahargūnî* *ʾanšê* *ham-māqôm* on-*ribqâ* for-*ṭôbat* *marʾeh* she", "grammar": { "*wayyišʾălû*": "3rd masculine plural Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of שאל - and they asked", "*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct of איש - men of", "*ham-māqôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the place", "*wayyōmer*": "3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of אמר - and he said", "*yārēʾ*": "3rd masculine singular Qal perfect of ירא - he feared", "*yahargūnî*": "3rd masculine plural Qal imperfect of הרג + 1st singular suffix - they will kill me", "*ribqâ*": "proper noun - Rebekah", "*ṭôbat*": "feminine singular construct of טוב - good of", "*marʾeh*": "masculine singular noun - appearance" }, "variants": { "*wayyišʾălû*": "and they asked/and they inquired/and they questioned", "*ʾanšê*": "men of/people of/inhabitants of", "*yārēʾ*": "he feared/he was afraid/he was frightened", "*ṭôbat* *marʾeh*": "beautiful in appearance/good-looking/attractive" } }
• Gen 39:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Genesis.39.6", "source": "וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֮ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף֒ וְלֹא־יָדַ֤ע אִתּוֹ֙ מְא֔וּמָה כִּ֥י אִם־הַלֶּ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא אוֹכֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף יְפֵה־תֹ֖אַר וִיפֵ֥ה מַרְאֶֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿăzōḇ* all-that-to him in *yaḏ*-*Yôsēp̄* and not-*yāḏaʿ* *ʾittô* *mĕʾûmâ* except the-*halleḥem* which-*hûʾ* *ʾôḵēl*; and *wayĕhî* *Yôsēp̄* *yĕp̄ēh*-*tōʾar* and *wîp̄ēh* *marʾeh*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿăzōḇ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he left/abandoned", "*yaḏ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of", "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*yāḏaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he knew", "*ʾittô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him", "*mĕʾûmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - anything", "*halleḥem*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the bread/food", "*hûʾ*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he", "*ʾôḵēl*": "qal participle, masculine singular - eating", "*wayĕhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of היה - and he was", "*yĕp̄ēh*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - beautiful/handsome of", "*tōʾar*": "noun, masculine singular - form/appearance", "*wîp̄ēh*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct - and beautiful/handsome of", "*marʾeh*": "noun, masculine singular - appearance/sight" }, "variants": { "*wayyaʿăzōḇ*": "left/entrusted/abandoned to care of", "*yāḏaʿ*": "knew/was concerned with/paid attention to", "*mĕʾûmâ*": "anything/something/nothing [with negative]", "*halleḥem*": "bread/food/meal" } }
• Num 31:17-18 : 17 { "verseID": "Numbers.31.17", "source": "וְעַתָּ֕ה הִרְג֥וּ כָל־זָכָ֖ר בַּטָּ֑ף וְכָל־אִשָּׁ֗ה יֹדַ֥עַת אִ֛ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב זָכָ֖ר הֲרֹֽגוּ׃", "text": "*wə-ʿattāh* *hirgû* *ḵol-zāḵār* *baṭ-ṭāp̄* *wə-ḵol-ʾiššāh* *yōḏaʿaṯ* *ʾîš* *lə-miškaḇ* *zāḵār* *hărōgû*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*hirgû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - kill", "*ḵol-zāḵār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - every male", "*baṭ-ṭāp̄*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - among the children", "*wə-ḵol-ʾiššāh*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - and every woman", "*yōḏaʿaṯ*": "Qal participle, feminine singular construct - knowing", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*lə-miškaḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - by lying with", "*zāḵār*": "noun, masculine singular - male", "*hărōgû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - kill" }, "variants": { "*hirgû*": "kill/slay/put to death", "*ṭāp̄*": "children/little ones/dependents", "*yōḏaʿaṯ ʾîš lə-miškaḇ zāḵār*": "knowing a man by lying with a male/who has had sexual relations with a man", "*miškaḇ*": "lying with/sexual intercourse/cohabitation" } } 18 { "verseID": "Numbers.31.18", "source": "וְכֹל֙ הַטַּ֣ף בַּנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדְע֖וּ מִשְׁכַּ֣ב זָכָ֑ר הַחֲי֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-ḵōl* *haṭ-ṭap̄* *ban-nāšîm* *ʾăšer* *lōʾ-yāḏʿû* *miškaḇ* *zāḵār* *haḥăyû* *lāḵem*", "grammar": { "*wə-ḵōl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all", "*haṭ-ṭap̄*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the children", "*ban-nāšîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine plural - among the women", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who", "*lōʾ-yāḏʿû*": "negative particle + Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - have not known", "*miškaḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - lying with", "*zāḵār*": "noun, masculine singular - male", "*haḥăyû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - keep alive", "*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves" }, "variants": { "*ṭap̄*": "children/little ones/young girls", "*nāšîm*": "women/females", "*lōʾ-yāḏʿû miškaḇ zāḵār*": "have not known lying with a male/virgin females/who have not had sexual relations with a man", "*haḥăyû*": "keep alive/preserve/spare" } }
• Song 5:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Song of Songs.5.2", "source": "אֲנִ֥י יְשֵׁנָ֖ה וְלִבִּ֣י עֵ֑ר ק֣וֹל ׀ דּוֹדִ֣י דוֹפֵ֗ק פִּתְחִי־לִ֞י אֲחֹתִ֤י רַעְיָתִי֙ יוֹנָתִ֣י תַמָּתִ֔י שֶׁרֹּאשִׁי֙ נִמְלָא־טָ֔ל קְוֻּצּוֹתַ֖י רְסִ֥יסֵי לָֽיְלָה׃", "text": "*ʾănî yəšēnāh wəlibbî ʿēr*; *qôl dôḏî dôp̄ēq*: *piṯḥî-lî ʾăḥōṯî raʿyāṯî yônāṯî ṯammāṯî*, for my *rōʾšî* is *nimlāʾ-ṭāl*, my *qəwuṣṣôṯay* are *rəsîsê lāylāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*yəšēnāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sleeping/asleep", "*wəlibbî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - and my heart", "*ʿēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - awake", "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice/sound of", "*dôḏî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my beloved", "*dôp̄ēq*": "participle, masculine singular - knocking", "*piṯḥî-lî*": "imperative, feminine singular with preposition and 1st person suffix - open for me", "*ʾăḥōṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my sister", "*raʿyāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my companion/friend/darling", "*yônāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my dove", "*ṯammāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my perfect one", "*šerrōʾšî*": "relative pronoun + noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - for my head", "*nimlāʾ-ṭāl*": "perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + noun - is filled with dew", "*qəwuṣṣôṯay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person possessive suffix - my locks (of hair)", "*rəsîsê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - drops of", "*lāylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night" }, "variants": { "*ʿēr*": "awake/watchful/alert", "*dôp̄ēq*": "knocking/pounding/beating", "*raʿyāṯî*": "my companion/my friend/my darling", "*ṯammāṯî*": "my perfect one/my undefiled one/my flawless one", "*rəsîsê*": "drops/dewdrops/mist" } }
• Gen 4:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.4.1", "source": "וְהָ֣אָדָ֔ם יָדַ֖ע אֶת־חַוָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וַתַּ֙הַר֙ וַתֵּ֣לֶד אֶת־קַ֔יִן וַתֹּ֕אמֶר קָנִ֥יתִי אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *ha-ʾadam* *yadaʿ* *ʾet*-*Ḥawwah* *ʾishto* and-she-*tahar* and-she-*teled* *ʾet*-*Qayin* and-she-*tomer* *qaniti* *ʾish* *ʾet*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*ha-ʾadam*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the man/Adam", "*yadaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - knew/had relations with", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Ḥawwah*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Eve", "*ʾishto*": "noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*tahar*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - became pregnant", "*teled*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - gave birth to", "*Qayin*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Cain", "*tomer*": "qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - said", "*qaniti*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have acquired/gotten", "*ʾish*": "noun, masculine singular - man/male", "*YHWH*": "divine name" }, "variants": { "*yadaʿ*": "knew/had sexual relations with/was intimate with", "*qaniti*": "I have acquired/created/produced/purchased", "*ʾet*-*YHWH*": "with YHWH/from YHWH/through YHWH" } }