Verse 19

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Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han sa: «De var mine brødre, sønner av min mor. Så sant Herren lever, hvis dere hadde spart deres liv, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han sa: Det var mine brødre, min mors sønner. Så sant Herren lever, hadde dere spart dem, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa: "De var mine brødre, sønnene av min mor; så sant Herren lever, hvis dere hadde latt dem leve, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere."

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han sa: De var mine brødre, min mors sønner. Så sant Herren lever, hvis dere hadde spart dem, ville jeg ikke drept dere.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han sa: "De var mine brødre, min mors sønner. Så sant Herren lever, hadde dere latt dem leve, så skulle jeg nå ikke ha drept dere."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han sa: De var mine brødre, min mors sønner. Så sant Herren lever, dersom dere hadde latt dem leve, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa: «De var mine brødre, sønnene av min mor. Ved den levende HERRE, om dere hadde latt dem leve, så ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.»

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

  Og han sa: De var mine brødre, min mors sønner. Så sant Herren lever, dersom dere hadde latt dem leve, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa: «De var mine brødre, sønner av min mor. Så sant Herren lever: Hvis dere hadde latt dem leve, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Gideon said, 'They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As surely as the Lord lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «Det var mine brødre, min mors sønner,» sa Gideon. «Så sant Herren lever – hadde dere spart dem, ville jeg ikke drept dere.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde: De vare mine Brødre, min Moders Sønner; (saavist) som Herren lever, dersom I havde ladet dem leve, da vilde jeg ikke slaget eder ihjel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han sa: De var mine brødre, sønnene av min mor. Så sant Herren lever, hvis dere hadde spart dem, ville jeg ikke drepe dere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he said, They were my brothers, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa: De var mine brødre, min mors sønner. Så sant Herren lever, hvis dere hadde spart dem, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han sa: 'Mine brødre, sønner av min mor; så sant Herren lever, hadde dere latt dem leve, ville jeg ikke drept dere.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han sa: De var mine brødre, mine egen mors sønner. Så sant Herren lever, hvis dere hadde spart dem, ville jeg ikke ha drept dere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han sa: De var mine brødre, min mors sønner: Så sant Herren lever, hvis dere hadde spart dem, ville jeg ikke drepe dere.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde: They were my brethren, euen my mother sonnes: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, yf ye had lette them lyue, I wolde not slaye you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he said, They were my brethren, euen my mothers children: as the Lorde liueth, if ye had saued their liues, I would not slay you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayd, They were my brethren, euen my mothers children: As truly as the Lord liueth, if ye had saued their lyues, I would not slay you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, They were my brothers, the sons of my mother: as Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith, `My brethren -- sons of my mother -- they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive -- I had not slain you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, They were my brothers, my mother's sons: by the life of the Lord, if you had kept them safe, I would not put you to death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said,“They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. I swear, as surely as the LORD is alive, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”