Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Job.3.23", "source": "לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ləgeber ʾăšer-darkô nistārâ wayyāsek ʾĕlôah baʿădô*", "grammar": { "*ləgeber*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to man", "*ʾăšer-darkô*": "relative pronoun + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - whose way", "*nistārâ*": "verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is hidden", "*wayyāsek*": "conjunction + verb, Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he hedges in", "*ʾĕlôah*": "noun, masculine singular - God", "*baʿădô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - around him" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*darkô*": "his way/his path/his journey", "*nistārâ*": "is hidden/is concealed", "*wayyāsek*": "and he hedges in/and he encloses/and he fences", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*baʿădô*": "around him/about him/for him" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For en mann hvis vei er skjult, som Gud har innesperret.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvorfor gis lys til en mann hvis vei er skjult, og som Gud har inngjerdet?

• Norsk King James

  Hvorfor blir lys gitt til en mann som har en skjult vei, og som Gud har stengt inne?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  mannen som er innestengt på sin vei, og Gud har satt en mur rundt ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Til en mann hvis vei er skjult og Gud har stengt for ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvorfor får en mann som er uten retning, og som Gud har sperret inne, lys?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvorfor gis lys til en mann hvis vei er skjult, og som Gud har lukket inne?

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

  Hvorfor får en mann som er uten retning, og som Gud har sperret inne, lys?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvorfor gis lys til en mann hvis vei er skjult, og som Gud har gjeret inne?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  To a man whose path is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Til mannen hvis vei er skjult, som Gud har sperret inne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  den Mand, hvis Vei er skjult, og Gud haver gjort Skjul omkring ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvorfor gis lys til en mann hvis vei er skjult, og som Gud har stengt inne?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvorfor gis lys til en mann hvis vei er skjult, som Gud har gått inne?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Til en mann hvis vei er skjult, og som Gud stenger inne?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvorfor gis lys til en mann som har en skjult vei, og som Gud har omringet?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Til en mann hvis vei er tildekket, og som er stengt inne av Gud?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  To the man whose waye is hyd, which God kepeth backe from him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Why is the light giuen to the man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  From whom their endes are hyd, and consealed by God?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, Whom God has hedged in?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  [ Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  To a man whose way is veiled, and who is shut in by God?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?

Referenced Verses

• Job 19:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Job.19.8", "source": "‫אָרְחִ֣י גָ֭דַר וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱב֑וֹר וְעַ֥ל נְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗י חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יָשִֽׂים׃‬", "text": "*ʾorḥî* *gādar* *wə-lō* *ʾeʿĕbôr* *wə-ʿal* *nətîbôtay* *ḥōšek* *yāśîm*", "grammar": { "*ʾorḥî*": "noun common feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my path", "*gādar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has walled up", "*wə-lō*": "waw conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʾeʿĕbôr*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I pass over", "*wə-ʿal*": "waw conjunction + preposition - and upon", "*nətîbôtay*": "noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ḥōšek*": "noun common masculine singular - darkness", "*yāśîm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he places" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/road", "*gādar*": "to wall up/fence in/enclose", "*ʿābar*": "to pass over/through/by", "*nātîb*": "path/pathway/way", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*śîm*": "to put/place/set" } }
• Lam 3:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.7", "source": "גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃", "text": "*gādar* about *baʿădî* and not *ʾēṣēʾ* *hikbîd* *neḥāštî*", "grammar": { "*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up", "*baʿădî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - about me/around me", "*ʾēṣēʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will go out", "*hikbîd*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he made heavy", "*neḥāštî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bronze/chains" }, "variants": { "*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced", "*baʿădî*": "about me/around me/for my sake", "*hikbîd*": "he made heavy/he weighed down", "*neḥāštî*": "my bronze/my chains/my fetters/my copper" } }
• Isa 40:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Isaiah.40.27", "source": "לָ֤מָּה תֹאמַר֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נִסְתְּרָ֤ה דַרְכִּי֙ מֵֽיְהוָ֔ה וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י יַעֲבֽוֹר׃", "text": "*lāmmāh tōʾmar yaʿăqōb ûtědabbēr yiśrāʾēl nistěrāh darkî mêYHWH ûmēʾĕlōhay mišpāṭî yaʿăbôr*", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - 'why'", "*tōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'do you say'", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - 'Jacob'", "*ûtědabbēr*": "conjunction + piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'and speak'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*nistěrāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'is hidden'", "*darkî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my way'", "*mêYHWH*": "preposition + divine name - 'from the LORD'", "*ûmēʾĕlōhay*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'and from my God'", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my justice'", "*yaʿăbôr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'passes by'" }, "variants": { "*lāmmāh tōʾmar*": "why do you say/why would you say", "*ûtědabbēr*": "and speak/and declare", "*nistěrāh darkî*": "my way is hidden/my path is concealed", "*mišpāṭî yaʿăbôr*": "my justice passes by/my right is disregarded/my cause is ignored" } }
• Lam 3:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Lamentations.3.9", "source": "גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃", "text": "*gādar* *derākay* with *gāzît* *netîbōtay* *ʿiwwâ*", "grammar": { "*gādar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hedged/walled up", "*derākay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my ways", "*gāzît*": "noun, feminine singular - hewn stone", "*netîbōtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my paths", "*ʿiwwâ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - made crooked" }, "variants": { "*gādar*": "hedged/walled up/fenced", "*gāzît*": "hewn stone/cut stone/dressed stone", "*ʿiwwâ*": "made crooked/twisted/perverted/bent" } }
• Hos 2:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Hosea.2.6", "source": "‫וְאֶת־בָּנֶ֖יהָ לֹ֣א אֲרַחֵ֑ם כִּֽי־בְנֵ֥י זְנוּנִ֖ים הֵֽמָּה׃‬", "text": "And *ʾet*-*bānêhā* not *ʾăraḥēm* for-*bənê* *zənûnîm* *hēmmāh*.", "grammar": { "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bānêhā*": "noun, masculine, plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd singular, feminine - her sons/children", "*ʾăraḥēm*": "piel imperfect, 1st singular - I will have mercy", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine, plural - sons/children of", "*zənûnîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - harlotries", "*hēmmāh*": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd plural, masculine - they" }, "variants": { "*bānêhā*": "her sons/children/offspring", "*ʾăraḥēm*": "I will have mercy/compassion/pity", "*bənê*": "sons/children/offspring of", "*zənûnîm*": "harlotries/prostitutions/sexual immoralities", "*hēmmāh*": "they/those ones" } }
• Job 12:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Job.12.14", "source": "הֵ֣ן יַ֭הֲרוֹס וְלֹ֣א יִבָּנֶ֑ה יִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל־אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֹ֣א יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃", "text": "*hēn* *yahărôs* *wə-lōʾ* *yibbāneh* *yisgōr* *ʿal-ʾîš* *wə-lōʾ* *yippātēaḥ*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - behold", "*yahărôs*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he tears down", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yibbāneh*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be built", "*yisgōr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shuts/imprisons", "*ʿal-ʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - upon a man", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yippātēaḥ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be opened" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold/see/lo", "*yahărôs*": "tears down/demolishes/destroys", "*yibbāneh*": "will be built/rebuilt", "*yisgōr*": "shuts/imprisons/restrains", "*ʾîš*": "man/person", "*yippātēaḥ*": "will be opened/released" } }
• Job 19:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.19.6", "source": "‫דְּֽעוּ־אֵ֭פוֹ כִּי־אֱל֣וֹהַּ עִוְּתָ֑נִי וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹ עָלַ֥י הִקִּֽיף׃‬", "text": "*dəʿū-ʾēpô* *kî-ʾĕlôah* *ʿiwwətānî* *ū-məṣūdô* *ʿālay* *hiqqîp*", "grammar": { "*dəʿū-ʾēpô*": "qal imperative, masculine plural + particle - know then", "*kî-ʾĕlôah*": "conjunction + noun common masculine singular - that God", "*ʿiwwətānî*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he has bent/twisted me", "*ū-məṣūdô*": "waw conjunction + noun common feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his net", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - around me", "*hiqqîp*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has encompassed" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "to know/understand", "*ʾēpô*": "then/now (emphatic particle)", "*ʾĕlôah*": "God/deity", "*ʿāwat*": "to bend/twist/distort/pervert", "*māṣôd*": "net/snare/hunting implement", "*nāqap*": "to encompass/encircle/surround" } }
• Job 19:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Job.19.12", "source": "‫יַ֤חַד ׀ יָ֘בֹ֤אוּ גְדוּדָ֗יו וַיָּסֹ֣לּוּ עָלַ֣י דַּרְכָּ֑ם וַיַּחֲנ֖וּ סָבִ֣יב לְאָהֳלִֽי׃‬", "text": "*yaḥad* *yābōʾū* *gədūdāyw* *wayyāsōllū* *ʿālay* *darkām* *wayyaḥănū* *sābîb* *lə-ʾohŏlî*", "grammar": { "*yaḥad*": "adverb - together", "*yābōʾū*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they come", "*gədūdāyw*": "noun common masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his troops", "*wayyāsōllū*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they raise up", "*ʿālay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*darkām*": "noun common masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their way", "*wayyaḥănū*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they encamp", "*sābîb*": "adverb - around", "*lə-ʾohŏlî*": "preposition + noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - around my tent" }, "variants": { "*bôʾ*": "to come/go/enter", "*gədūd*": "troop/band/raiders", "*sālal*": "to lift up/cast up/exalt", "*derek*": "way/road/journey/manner", "*ḥānāh*": "to encamp/camp/settle", "*ʾōhel*": "tent/dwelling/tabernacle" } }
• Ps 31:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.31.8", "source": "אָגִ֥ילָה וְאֶשְׂמְחָ֗ה בְּחַ֫סְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֭אִיתָ אֶת־עָנְיִ֑י יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ בְּצָר֥וֹת נַפְשִֽׁי׃", "text": "*ʾāgîlâ* and-*ʾeśməḥâ* in-*ḥasdekā* which *rāʾîtā* *ʾet*-*ʿonyî*; *yādaʿtā* in-*ṣārôt* *napšî*", "grammar": { "*ʾāgîlâ*": "verb, cohortative 1st person singular - I will rejoice", "*ʾeśməḥâ*": "verb, cohortative 1st person singular - I will be glad", "*ḥasdekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition beth - in your lovingkindness", "*rāʾîtā*": "verb, perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have seen", "*ʿonyî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my affliction", "*yādaʿtā*": "verb, perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have known", "*ṣārôt*": "noun, feminine plural with prefixed preposition beth - in distresses", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul" }, "variants": { "*ʾāgîlâ*": "rejoice/be joyful/exult", "*ʾeśməḥâ*": "be glad/rejoice/be joyful", "*ḥasdekā*": "your lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy", "*ʿonyî*": "my affliction/trouble/misery", "*ṣārôt*": "distresses/troubles/adversities" } }
• Ps 88:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Psalms.88.8", "source": "עָ֭לַי סָמְכָ֣ה חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְכָל־מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ עִנִּ֥יתָ סֶּֽלָה׃", "text": "Upon-me *sāməkâ* *ḥămātekā* and-all-*mišbārêkā* *ʿinnîtā* *selâ*", "grammar": { "*sāməkâ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - rests/lies heavily", "*ḥămātekā*": "noun, feminine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath", "*mišbārêkā*": "noun, masculine, plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your waves/breakers", "*ʿinnîtā*": "verb, Piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have afflicted", "*selâ*": "musical notation or liturgical direction" }, "variants": { "*sāməkâ*": "rests/lies heavily/presses/weighs down", "*ḥămātekā*": "your wrath/fury/rage/burning anger", "*mišbārêkā*": "your waves/breakers/billows", "*ʿinnîtā*": "you have afflicted/humbled/oppressed", "*selâ*": "musical notation, possibly indicating pause or emphasis" } }