Verse 37

{ "verseID": "Genesis.42.37", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר רְאוּבֵן֙ אֶל־אָבִ֣יו לֵאמֹ֔ר אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י בָנַי֙ תָּמִ֔ית אִם־לֹ֥א אֲבִיאֶ֖נּוּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ תְּנָ֤ה אֹתוֹ֙ עַל־יָדִ֔י וַאֲנִ֖י אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* *rəʾûḇēn* to his father *lēʾmōr*, *ʾět* two of my sons you shall *tāmît* if not I *ʾăḇîʾěnnû* to you; *tənāh* him upon my hand, and I *ʾăšîḇěnnû* to you.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*rəʾûḇēn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Reuben", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾět*": "direct object marker", "*tāmît*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall kill/put to death", "*ʾăḇîʾěnnû*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I bring him", "*tənāh*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - give", "*ʿal-yāḏî*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 1st common singular suffix - upon/into my hand", "*ʾăšîḇěnnû*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st common singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will return him" }, "variants": { "*tāmît*": "you may kill/put to death/slay", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "if not/unless", "*ʾăḇîʾěnnû*": "I bring him back/return him", "*tənāh*": "give/entrust/place", "*ʿal-yāḏî*": "into my care/under my responsibility/into my hand" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da sa Ruben til sin far: 'Du kan ta livet av mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke bringer ham tilbake til deg. Gi ham i min varetekt, så skal jeg føre ham tilbake.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Reuben talte til sin far og sa: Drep mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke bringer ham til deg. Gi ham i min hånd, og jeg skal føre ham tilbake til deg.

• Norsk King James

  Og Ruben sa til faren sin: Drep mine to sønner, hvis jeg ikke fører ham til deg; overgi ham til meg, og jeg skal føre ham til deg igjen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ruben sa til faren sin: "Du kan ta livet av begge mine sønner hvis jeg ikke bringer ham tilbake til deg. Overlat ham til meg, så skal jeg føre ham tilbake."

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  37 Ruben sa til sin far: Du kan drepe mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke fører ham tilbake til deg. Overlat ham til min hånd, jeg skal bringe ham tilbake til deg.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Reuben sa til sin far: Du kan drepe mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke fører ham tilbake til deg. La meg ta ansvar for ham, og jeg skal bringe ham tilbake til deg.

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

  Reuben sa til sin far: Du kan drepe mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke fører ham tilbake til deg. La meg ta ansvar for ham, og jeg skal bringe ham tilbake til deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ruben sa til sin far: Du kan drepe mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke bringer ham tilbake til deg. Overgi ham i mine hender, så skal jeg bringe ham tilbake til deg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Reuben said to his father, 'You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da sa Ruben til sin far: Du kan drepe mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke fører ham tilbake til deg. Sett ham i mine hender, og jeg skal bringe ham tilbake til deg.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Ruben talede til sin Fader og sagde: Du maa slaae begge mine Sønner ihjel, om jeg ikke fører ham til dig (igjen); giv ham i min Haand, og jeg, jeg vil føre ham til dig igjen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ruben sa til faren sin: Slå mine to sønner i hjel hvis jeg ikke får ham tilbake til deg. Overlat ham i min hånd, så skal jeg bringe ham tilbake til deg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I do not bring him back to you: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him back to you again.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ruben sa til sin far: "Drep mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke bringer ham tilbake til deg. Overlat ham til meg, og jeg skal bringe ham tilbake."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sier Ruben til sin far: «Mine to sønner kan du få drepe hvis jeg ikke bringer ham tilbake til deg. Overlat ham i min hånd, så skal jeg bringe ham tilbake til deg.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Ruben sa til sin far: Drep mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke bringer ham tilbake til deg. Overgi ham i min hånd, så skal jeg føre ham tilbake til deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Ruben sa: Drep mine to sønner hvis jeg ikke fører ham tilbake til deg; la ham være i min varetekt, og jeg vil bringe ham trygt tilbake.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ruben answered his father saynge: Slee my two sonnes yf I bringe him not to the agayne. Delyuer him therfore to my honde and I will brynge him to the agayne:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ruben answered his father & sayde: Yf I brynge him not to the againe, then slaye my two sonnes: delyuer him but in to my hande, I wyl brynge him agayne vnto the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Reuben answered his father, saying, Slay my two sonnes, if I bring him not to thee againe: deliuer him to mine hand, and I will bring him to thee againe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ruben said vnto his father: slay my two sonnes, yf I bring hym not to thee agayne: deliuer him to my hande, and I will bring him to thee agayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to you again."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Reuben speaketh unto his father, saying, `My two sons thou dost put to death, if I bring him not in unto thee; give him into my hand, and I -- I bring him back unto thee;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Reuben said, Put my two sons to death if I do not come back to you with him; let him be in my care and I will give him safely back to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "Kill my two sons, if I don't bring him to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him to you again."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Reuben said to his father,“You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care and I will bring him back to you.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 46:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.9", "source": "וּבְנֵ֖י רְאוּבֵ֑ן חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא וְחֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי׃", "text": "And-sons-of *Rĕʾûḇēn*: *Ḥănôḵ* and-*Pallûʾ* and-*Ḥeṣrôn* and-*Karmî*.", "grammar": { "*Rĕʾûḇēn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Reuben'", "*Ḥănôḵ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Hanoch/Enoch'", "*Pallûʾ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Pallu'", "*Ḥeṣrôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Hezron'", "*Karmî*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Carmi'" }, "variants": {} }
• Mic 6:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Micah.6.7", "source": "הֲיִרְצֶ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י אֵילִ֔ים בְּרִֽבְב֖וֹת נַֽחֲלֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן הַאֶתֵּ֤ן בְּכוֹרִי֙ פִּשְׁעִ֔י פְּרִ֥י בִטְנִ֖י חַטַּ֥את נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*hă-yirṣeh* *YHWH* *bə-ʾalpê* *ʾêlîm* *bə-ribəbôt* *naḥălê*-*šāmen* *ha-ʾettēn* *bəkôrî* *pišʿî* *pərî* *biṭnî* *ḥaṭṭaʾt* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*hă-yirṣeh*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will he be pleased", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*bə-ʾalpê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - with thousands of", "*ʾêlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - rams", "*bə-ribəbôt*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - with ten thousands of", "*naḥălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - streams of", "*šāmen*": "noun, masculine singular - oil", "*ha-ʾettēn*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - shall I give", "*bəkôrî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my firstborn", "*pišʿî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my transgression", "*pərî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fruit of", "*biṭnî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my body/womb", "*ḥaṭṭaʾt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sin of", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul/life" }, "variants": { "*yirṣeh*": "be pleased/accept favorably/delight in", "*pišʿî*": "transgression/rebellion/sin", "*biṭnî*": "body/womb/belly", "*ḥaṭṭaʾt*": "sin/sin-offering", "*napšî*": "soul/life/self" } }
• Gen 43:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.9", "source": "אָֽנֹכִי֙ אֽ͏ֶעֶרְבֶ֔נּוּ מִיָּדִ֖י תְּבַקְשֶׁ֑נּוּ אִם־לֹ֨א הֲבִיאֹתִ֤יו אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וְהִצַּגְתִּ֣יו לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְחָטָ֥אתִֽי לְךָ֖ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃", "text": "*ʾānōkî* *ʾeʿerbennû*, from my *yādî* *təbaqšennû*; if-not *hăbîʾōtîw* to you and *hiṣṣagtîw* before you, then *wəḥāṭāʾtî* to you all-the *hayyāmîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*ʾeʿerbennû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will be surety for him", "*miyyādî*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - from my hand", "*təbaqšennû*": "piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you will require him", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conditional particle + negative particle - if not", "*hăbîʾōtîw*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I have brought him", "*ʾēleykā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wəhiṣṣagtîw*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I have set him", "*ləpāneykā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - before you", "*wəḥāṭāʾtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular - then I will have sinned", "*ləkā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - against you", "*kol-hayyāmîm*": "noun construct + definite article + masculine plural noun - all the days" }, "variants": { "*ʾeʿerbennû*": "I will be surety for him/I will guarantee him/I will be responsible for him", "*təbaqšennû*": "you will require him/you will seek him/you will demand him", "*hăbîʾōtîw*": "I have brought him/I have returned him", "*hiṣṣagtîw*": "I have set him/I have presented him/I have placed him", "*wəḥāṭāʾtî*": "I will have sinned/I will bear guilt" } }
• Gen 44:32-34 : 32 { "verseID": "Genesis.44.32", "source": "כִּ֤י עַבְדְּךָ֙ עָרַ֣ב אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר מֵעִ֥ם אָבִ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־לֹ֤א אֲבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְחָטָ֥אתִי לְאָבִ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃", "text": "For *kî* your servant *ʿabdəkā* *ʿārab* *ʾet*-the *hannaʿar* from *mēʿim* my father *ʾābî* *lēʾmōr* if *ʾim*-not *lōʾ* I bring him *ʾăbîʾennû* to you *ʾēleykā* then I shall bear the guilt *wəḥāṭāʾtî* to my father *ləʾābî* all *kol*-the days *hayyāmîm*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for", "*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant", "*ʿārab*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - became surety for", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man", "*mēʿim*": "preposition + preposition - from with", "*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾăbîʾennû*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - I bring him", "*ʾēleykā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*wəḥāṭāʾtî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - then I shall bear the guilt", "*ləʾābî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - to my father", "*kol*": "masculine singular construct - all of", "*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days" }, "variants": { "*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave", "*ʿārab*": "became surety for/pledged himself for/guaranteed", "*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy", "*mēʿim*": "from with/from", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying", "*ʾăbîʾennû*": "I bring him/I return him", "*wəḥāṭāʾtî*": "then I shall bear the guilt/then I shall have sinned/then I shall be at fault", "*kol-hayyāmîm*": "all the days/forever/always" } } 33 { "verseID": "Genesis.44.33", "source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה יֵֽשֶׁב־נָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַנַּ֔עַר עֶ֖בֶד לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְהַנַּ֖עַר יַ֥עַל עִם־אֶחָֽיו׃", "text": "And now *wəʿattâ* let remain *yēšeb*-please *nāʾ* your servant *ʿabdəkā* instead of *taḥat* the *hannaʿar* as *ʿebed* to my lord *laʾdōnî* and let the *wəhannaʿar* go up *yaʿal* with *ʿim*-his brothers *ʾeḥāyw*", "grammar": { "*wəʿattâ*": "waw-conjunction + adverb - and now", "*yēšeb*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let remain", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant", "*taḥat*": "preposition - instead of", "*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the young man", "*ʿebed*": "masculine singular noun - slave/servant", "*laʾdōnî*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - to my lord", "*wəhannaʿar*": "waw-conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the young man", "*yaʿal*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let go up", "*ʿim*": "preposition - with", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brothers" }, "variants": { "*wəʿattâ*": "and now/so now/therefore now", "*yēšeb*": "let remain/may stay/abide", "*nāʾ*": "please/I pray", "*ʿabdəkā*": "your servant/your slave", "*taḥat*": "instead of/in place of", "*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy", "*ʿebed*": "slave/servant/bondman", "*laʾdōnî*": "to my lord/as my lord's", "*yaʿal*": "go up/return/go back", "*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers/his siblings" } } 34 { "verseID": "Genesis.44.34", "source": "כִּי־אֵיךְ֙ אֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה אֶל־אָבִ֔י וְהַנַּ֖עַר אֵינֶ֣נּוּ אִתִּ֑י פֶּ֚ן אֶרְאֶ֣ה בָרָ֔ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִמְצָ֖א אֶת־אָבִֽי׃", "text": "For *kî*-how *ʾêk* shall I go up *ʾeʿĕleh* to *ʾel*-my father *ʾābî* and the *wəhannaʿar* is not *ʾênennû* with me *ʾittî* lest *pen* I see *ʾerʾeh* the evil *bārāʿ* which *ʾăšer* would find *yimṣāʾ* *ʾet*-my father *ʾābî*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for", "*ʾêk*": "interrogative - how", "*ʾeʿĕleh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - shall I go up", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*wəhannaʿar*": "waw-conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the young man", "*ʾênennû*": "negative particle with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not", "*ʾittî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest", "*ʾerʾeh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I see", "*bārāʿ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - the evil", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yimṣāʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - would find", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father" }, "variants": { "*kî-ʾêk*": "for how/how could/how can", "*ʾeʿĕleh*": "shall I go up/could I go up/would I return", "*hannaʿar*": "the young man/the lad/the boy", "*ʾênennû*": "he is not/is not/not", "*pen*": "lest/otherwise/for fear that", "*ʾerʾeh bārāʿ*": "I see the evil/I witness the distress/I behold the harm", "*yimṣāʾ*": "would find/will come upon/will overtake" } }