Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Genesis.9.23", "source": "וַיִּקַּח֩ שֵׁ֨ם וָיֶ֜פֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ עַל־שְׁכֶ֣ם שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וַיְכַסּ֕וּ אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ׃", "text": "And-*wayyiqqaḥ* *šēm* and-*yepet* *ʾet*-*haśśimlāh* and-*wayyāśîmû* upon-*šĕkem* *šĕnêhem* and-*wayyēlĕkû* *ʾăḥōrannît* and-*wayĕkassû* *ʾēt* *ʿerwat* *ʾăbîhem* and-*pĕnêhem* *ʾăḥōrannît* and-*ʿerwat* *ʾăbîhem* *lōʾ* *rāʾû*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he took", "*šēm*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Shem", "*yepet*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Japheth", "*haśśimlāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + definite article - the garment", "*wayyāśîmû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine - and they placed", "*šĕkem*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct state - shoulder of", "*šĕnêhem*": "noun, masculine, dual + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - both of them", "*wayyēlĕkû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine - and they walked", "*ʾăḥōrannît*": "adverb - backward", "*wayĕkassû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, piel - and they covered", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʿerwat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct state - nakedness of", "*ʾăbîhem*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their father", "*pĕnêhem*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their faces", "*ʾăḥōrannît*": "adverb - backward", "*ʿerwat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct state - nakedness of", "*ʾăbîhem*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their father", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*rāʾû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they saw" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqqaḥ*": "and he took/and he received/and he grasped", "*haśśimlāh*": "the garment/the outer garment/the cloak", "*wayyāśîmû*": "and they placed/and they put/and they set", "*šĕkem*": "shoulder/back/upper back", "*wayyēlĕkû*": "and they walked/and they went/and they moved", "*ʾăḥōrannît*": "backward/behind/with their backs", "*wayĕkassû*": "and they covered/and they hid/and they concealed", "*ʿerwat*": "nakedness/private parts/shame/genitalia of", "*pĕnêhem*": "their faces/their presence/their front", "*rāʾû*": "they saw/they looked at/they beheld" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da tok Sem og Jafet en kappe, la den over skuldrene og gikk bakover for å dekke over sin fars nakenhet. Ansiktene deres var vendt bort, så de ikke så sin fars nakenhet.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Sem og Jafet tok et klede, la det på sine skuldre, gikk baklengs, og dekket sin fars nakenhet; deres ansikter var bakovervendt, og de så ikke sin fars nakenhet.

• Norsk King James

  Da tok Sem og Jafet et klede, la det på skuldrene sine, gikk baklengs og dekket over farens nakenhet. Ansiktene deres var vendt bort, så de ikke skulle se sin far naken.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Sem og Jafet tok en kappe, la den over skuldrene, gikk baklengs inn og dekket over farens nakenhet. De vendte ansiktene vekk så de ikke så farens nakenhet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da tok Sem og Jafet en kappe, la den over skuldrene sine, gikk baklengs og dekket sin fars nakenhet. Ansiktene deres vendte bort, så de ikke så sin fars nakenhet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da tok Sem og Jafet et plagg, la det på skulderen sin, gikk baklengs inn og dekket over sin fars nakenhet; deres ansikter var vendt bort, og de så ikke sin fars nakenhet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Sem og Jafet tok en kledning, la den over skuldrene, vendte seg med ryggen til og dekket sin fars nøgenhet; med vendte ansikter så de ikke sin fars nakenhet.

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

  Da tok Sem og Jafet et plagg, la det på skulderen sin, gikk baklengs inn og dekket over sin fars nakenhet; deres ansikter var vendt bort, og de så ikke sin fars nakenhet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Shem og Jafet tok en kappe, la den over skuldrene, gikk baklengs og dekket til sin fars nakenhet. Ansiktene deres var vendt bort, og de så ikke sin fars nakenhet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it across their shoulders, and walked backward to cover their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they would not see their father’s nakedness.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Sem og Jafet tok en kappe, la den over skuldrene og gikk baklengs inn og dekket over sin fars nakenhet; ansiktene deres var vendt bort, så de ikke så sin fars nakenhet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da tog Sem og Japhet et Klæde, og lagde det paa begge deres Skuldre, og gik baglænds, og skjulte deres Faders Blusel; og deres Ansigter (vare vendte) baglænds, at de saae ikke deres Faders Blusel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da tok Sem og Jafet et klesplagg og la det på skuldrene sine, og de gikk baklengs inn og dekket over sin fars nakenhet. Og ansiktene deres var snudd bort, og de så ikke sin fars nakenhet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, went backward, and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Sem og Jafet tok et plagg, la det på sine skuldre, gikk baklengs inn og dekket nakenheten til sin far. De vendte sine ansikter bort, og så ikke faderens nakenhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da tok Sem og Jafet et plagg, la det over skuldrene sine, gikk baklengs og dekket sin fars nakenhet; ansiktene deres var vendt bort, så de ikke så sin fars nakenhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Sem og Jafet tok en kappe, la den over skuldrene sine og gikk baklengs og dekket sin fars nakenhet. Deres ansikter var vendt bort, og de så ikke sin fars nakenhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sem og Jafet tok en kappe, og satte den på ryggen og gikk inn med ansiktene vendt bort, og de dekket til faren sin for ikke å se ham naken.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Sem and Iapheth toke a mantell and put it on both there shulders ad went backward ad covered there fathers secrets but there faces were backward So that they sawe not there fathers nakydnes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The toke Sem and Iaphet a mantell and put it vpo both their shulders, and wente backwarde, and couered their fathers secretes: & their faces were turned asyde, yt they shulde not se their fathers preuyties.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then tooke Shem & Iapheth a garment, and put it vpon both their shoulders, and went backwarde, and couered the nakednesse of their father with their faces backwarde: so they sawe not their fathers nakednesse.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Sem and Iapheth takyng a garment, layde it vpon their shoulders, and commyng backwarde, couered the nakednesse of their father, namely their faces beyng turned away, lest they should see their fathers nakednesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid [it] upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces [were] backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn't see their father's nakedness.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Shem taketh -- Japheth also -- the garment, and they place on the shoulder of them both, and go backward, and cover the nakedness of their father; and their faces `are' backward, and their father's nakedness they have not seen.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Shem and Japheth took a robe, and putting it on their backs went in with their faces turned away, and put it over their father so that they might not see him unclothed.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn't see their father's nakedness.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Shem and Japheth took the garment and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they did not see their father’s nakedness.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Exodus.20.12", "source": "כַּבֵּ֥ד אֶת־אָבִ֖יךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִכ֣וּן יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃", "text": "*kabbēḏ ʾeṯ-ʾāḇîḵā wə-ʾeṯ-ʾimmeḵā ləmaʿan yaʾărîḵûn yāmeḵā ʿal hā-ʾăḏāmāh ʾăsher-YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā nōṯēn lāḵ*", "grammar": { "*kabbēḏ*": "piel imperative, masculine singular - honor", "*ʾeṯ-ʾāḇîḵā*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father", "*wə-ʾeṯ-ʾimmeḵā*": "conjunction + direct object marker + feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your mother", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - so that", "*yaʾărîḵûn*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they may be long", "*yāmeḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your days", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*hā-ʾăḏāmāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - which", "*YHWH*": "proper name - LORD/YHWH", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "masculine plural noun construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God", "*nōṯēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - giving", "*lāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you" }, "variants": { "*kabbēḏ*": "honor/glorify/make heavy (with respect)", "*yaʾărîḵûn*": "may be long/may be prolonged", "*hā-ʾăḏāmāh*": "the land/the ground/the earth/the soil" } }
• Lev 19:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Leviticus.19.32", "source": "מִפְּנֵ֤י שֵׂיבָה֙ תָּק֔וּם וְהָדַרְתָּ֖ פְּנֵ֣י זָקֵ֑ן וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה", "text": "*mippənê* *śêḇāh* *tāqûm* *wə-hāḏartā* *pənê* *zāqēn* *wə-yārēʾṯā* *mēʾĕlōhêḵā* *ʾănî* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*mippənê*": "preposition + construct - before", "*śêḇāh*": "noun, feminine singular - gray hair/old age", "*tāqûm*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall rise", "*wə-hāḏartā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall honor", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of", "*zāqēn*": "adjective, masculine singular - old/elderly", "*wə-yārēʾṯā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall fear", "*mēʾĕlōhêḵā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - from your God", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD" }, "variants": { "*śêḇāh*": "gray hair/hoary head/old age", "*tāqûm*": "rise/stand up/show respect", "*hāḏartā*": "honor/respect/show deference to", "*zāqēn*": "elderly person/old man/elder" } }
• Rom 13:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Romans.13.7", "source": "Ἀπόδοτε οὖν πᾶσιν τὰς ὀφειλάς: τῷ τὸν φόρον τὸν φόρον· τῷ τὸ τέλος τὸ τέλος· τῷ τὸν φόβον τὸν φόβον· τῷ τὴν τιμὴν τὴν τιμήν.", "text": "*Apodote oun* to all the *opheilas*: to the one the *phoron* the *phoron*; to the one the *telos* the *telos*; to the one the *phobon* the *phobon*; to the one the *timēn* the *timēn*.", "grammar": { "*Apodote*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - give/pay/render", "*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then", "*opheilas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - debts/obligations", "*phoron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - tax/tribute", "*telos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - custom/toll", "*phobon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fear/reverence", "*timēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - honor/respect" }, "variants": { "*Apodote*": "pay/render/give back/return", "*opheilas*": "debts/dues/obligations", "*phoron*": "tax/tribute/assessment", "*telos*": "custom/toll/duty", "*phobon*": "fear/reverence/respect", "*timēn*": "honor/respect/value/price" } }
• Gal 6:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Galatians.6.1", "source": "¶Ἀδελφοί, ἐὰν καὶ προληφθῇ ἄνθρωπος ἔν τινι παραπτώματι, ὑμεῖς οἱ πνευματικοὶ, καταρτίζετε τὸν τοιοῦτον ἐν πνεύματι πρᾳότητος· σκοπῶν σεαυτόν, μὴ καὶ σὺ πειρασθῇς.", "text": "*Adelphoi*, if also *prolēphthē anthropos* in any *paraptōmati*, you the *pneumatikoi*, *katartizete* the such one in *pneumati praotētos*; *skopōn seauton*, not also you *peirasthēs*.", "grammar": { "*Adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*prolēphthē*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be caught/overtaken", "*anthropos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*paraptōmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - trespass/offense", "*pneumatikoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural with article - spiritual ones", "*katartizete*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd plural - restore/mend/complete", "*pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - spirit", "*praotētos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - gentleness/meekness", "*skopōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - watching/looking at", "*seauton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - yourself", "*peirasthēs*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 2nd singular - might be tempted/tested" }, "variants": { "*Adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings/fellow believers", "*prolēphthē*": "caught/overtaken/surprised by", "*anthropos*": "person/human/man", "*paraptōmati*": "trespass/offense/sin/false step", "*pneumatikoi*": "spiritual ones/those led by the Spirit", "*katartizete*": "restore/mend/repair/complete/make whole", "*pneumati*": "spirit/disposition/breath", "*praotētos*": "gentleness/meekness/humility", "*skopōn*": "watching/looking at/paying attention to", "*peirasthēs*": "tempted/tested/tried" } }
• 1 Tim 5:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.5.1", "source": "Πρεσβυτέρῳ μὴ ἐπιπλήξῃς, ἀλλὰ παρακάλει ὡς πατέρα· νεωτέρους ὡς ἀδελφούς·", "text": "*Presbyterō* *mē* *epiplēxēs*, *alla* *parakalei* *hōs* *patera*; *neōterous* *hōs* *adelphous*;", "grammar": { "*Presbyterō*": "dative, masculine, singular - elder/older man", "*mē*": "negative particle with subjunctive - not", "*epiplēxēs*": "aorist subjunctive, 2nd person singular - rebuke/reprove sharply", "*alla*": "contrastive conjunction - but", "*parakalei*": "present imperative, 2nd person singular - exhort/encourage/appeal to", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as", "*patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - father", "*neōterous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - younger men", "*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers" }, "variants": { "*Presbyterō*": "elder/older man/presbyter (church official)", "*epiplēxēs*": "rebuke harshly/reprove severely", "*parakalei*": "exhort/encourage/appeal to/comfort" } }
• 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.5.17", "source": "Οἱ καλῶς προεστῶτες πρεσβύτεροι διπλῆς τιμῆς ἀξιούσθωσαν, μάλιστα οἱ κοπιῶντες ἐν λόγῳ καὶ διδασκαλίᾳ.", "text": "*Hoi* *kalōs* *proestōtes* *presbyteroi* *diplēs* *timēs* *axiousthōsan*, *malista* *hoi* *kopiōntes* *en* *logō* *kai* *didaskalia*.", "grammar": { "*Hoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural article - the", "*kalōs*": "adverb - well/commendably", "*proestōtes*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having led/ruling", "*presbyteroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - elders", "*diplēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - double", "*timēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - honor/support", "*axiousthōsan*": "present passive imperative, 3rd person plural - let them be considered worthy", "*malista*": "adverb - especially", "*hoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural article - those", "*kopiōntes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - laboring", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - word/speaking", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*didaskalia*": "dative, feminine, singular - teaching" }, "variants": { "*proestōtes*": "lead/rule/manage/govern", "*presbyteroi*": "elders/presbyters [church leaders]", "*diplēs* *timēs*": "double honor/double compensation/ample support", "*kopiōntes*": "laboring/working hard/toiling", "*logō*": "word/speaking/preaching", "*didaskalia*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine" } }
• 1 Tim 5:19 : 19 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.5.19", "source": "Κατὰ πρεσβυτέρου κατηγορίαν μὴ παραδέχου, ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ ἐπὶ δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων.", "text": "*Kata* *presbyterou* *katēgorian* *mē* *paradechou*, *ektos* *ei* *mē* *epi* *duo* *ē* *triōn* *martyrōn*.", "grammar": { "*Kata*": "preposition with genitive - against", "*presbyterou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - elder", "*katēgorian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - accusation", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*paradechou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - receive/accept", "*ektos*": "preposition - except", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*mē*": "negative particle - not [part of idiom *ektos ei mē* = except]", "*epi*": "preposition with genitive - on [the basis of]", "*duo*": "cardinal numeral - two", "*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or", "*triōn*": "genitive, masculine/feminine, plural - three", "*martyrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - witnesses" }, "variants": { "*katēgorian*": "accusation/charge", "*paradechou*": "receive/accept/entertain [a charge]", "*ektos* *ei* *mē*": "except/unless", "*epi*": "on [the basis of]/with [the testimony of]" } }
• 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.17", "source": "Πάντας τιμήσατε. Τὴν ἀδελφότητα ἀγαπᾶτε. Τὸν Θεὸν φοβεῖσθε. Τὸν βασιλέα τιμᾶτε.", "text": "All *timēsate*. The *adelphotēta agapate*. The *Theon phobeisthe*. The *basilea timate*.", "grammar": { "*timēsate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - honor", "*adelphotēta*": "noun, feminine singular accusative - brotherhood", "*agapate*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - love", "*Theon*": "noun, masculine singular accusative - God", "*phobeisthe*": "present middle/passive imperative, 2nd person plural - fear", "*basilea*": "noun, masculine singular accusative - king", "*timate*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - honor" }, "variants": { "*timēsate*": "honor/value/esteem", "*adelphotēta*": "brotherhood/fraternity", "*agapate*": "love/show love", "*phobeisthe*": "fear/reverence", "*timate*": "honor/respect/value" } }
• 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 { "verseID": "1 Peter.4.8", "source": "Πρὸ πάντων δὲ τὴν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην ἐκτενῆ ἔχοντες: ὅτι ἀγάπη καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν.", "text": "Before all things but the *eis heautous agapēn ektenē echontes*: because *agapē kalypsei plēthos hamartiōn*.", "grammar": { "*eis*": "preposition - to/toward", "*heautous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, reflexive pronoun - yourselves/one another", "*agapēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - love", "*ektenē*": "accusative, feminine, singular - fervent/intense/earnest", "*echontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having/holding", "*agapē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - love", "*kalypsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will cover", "*plēthos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - multitude/great number", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of sins" }, "variants": { "*ektenē*": "fervent/intense/stretched out/earnest/constant", "*kalypsei*": "will cover/will hide/will conceal" } }