Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Judges.9.2", "source": "דַּבְּרוּ־נָא בְּאָזְנֵי כָל־בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם מַה־טּוֹב לָכֶם הַמְשֹׁל בָּכֶם שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ כֹּל בְּנֵי יְרֻבַּעַל אִם־מְשֹׁל בָּכֶם אִישׁ אֶחָד וּזְכַרְתֶּם כִּי־עַצְמֵכֶם וּבְשַׂרְכֶם אָנִי", "text": "*dabbərû*-*nāʾ* *bə-ʾoznê* *kol*-*baʿălê* *šəkem* *mah*-*ṭôb* *lākem* *ha-məšōl* *bākem* *šibʿîm* *ʾîš* *kōl* *bənê* *yərubbaʿal* *ʾim*-*məšōl* *bākem* *ʾîš* *ʾeḥād* *û-zəkartem* *kî*-*ʿaṣməkem* *û-bəśarkem* *ʾănî*", "grammar": { "*dabbərû*": "Piel imperative, masculine plural - speak", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*bə-ʾoznê*": "preposition with construct noun, feminine dual - in the ears of", "*kol*": "construct noun - all of", "*baʿălê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - lords/citizens of", "*šəkem*": "proper noun - Shechem", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2mp suffix - to/for you", "*ha-məšōl*": "article with Qal infinitive construct - the ruling", "*bākem*": "preposition with 2mp suffix - over you", "*šibʿîm*": "cardinal number - seventy", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*kōl*": "construct noun - all of", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of", "*yərubbaʿal*": "proper noun, masculine - Jerubbaal", "*ʾim*": "conjunction - if/or", "*məšōl*": "Qal infinitive construct - ruling", "*bākem*": "preposition with 2mp suffix - over you", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - one", "*û-zəkartem*": "conjunction with Qal perfect 2mp - and you shall remember", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ʿaṣməkem*": "noun with 2mp suffix - your bone", "*û-bəśarkem*": "conjunction with noun and 2mp suffix - and your flesh", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I" }, "variants": { "*dabbərû*-*nāʾ*": "speak now/please speak", "*baʿălê*": "lords of/citizens of/men of", "*mah*-*ṭôb*": "what is good/what is better", "*ha-məšōl*": "the ruling/that should rule", "*kî*-*ʿaṣməkem*": "because/that your bone (idiom for relationship)", "*û-bəśarkem*": "and your flesh (idiom for relationship)" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Tal nå til alle Sikems innbyggere og spør: 'Hva synes dere er best: at 70 menn, alle Jerubbaals sønner, skal herske over dere, eller at én mann skal være deres konge? Husk at jeg er deres nærmeste slektning.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  «Tal nå til ørene til alle mennene i Sikem: Hva er best for dere? At alle Jerubbaals sønner, sytti personer, skal herske over dere, eller at én mann hersker over dere? Husk også at jeg er deres egen slektning.»

• Norsk King James

  Vær så snill å si til alle mennene i Shechem, er det bedre at alle sønnene til Jerubaal, som er sytti personer, skal regjere over dere, eller at én skal herske over dere? Husk også at jeg er deres eget kjøtt og blod.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  «Jeg ber dere, snakk for innbyggerne i Sikem: Hva er best for dere? At syttifem menn, alle Jerubbaals sønner, styrer over dere, eller at én mann hersker over dere? Husk at jeg er deres nærmeste slektning.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  «Si til alle lederne i Sikem: Hva tjener dere best, at sytti menn, alle Jerubba'als sønner, hersker over dere, eller at én mann hersker over dere? Husk at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Tal, jeg ber dere, til alle mennene i Sikem og spør om det er bedre for dere at alle Jerubbaals sytti sønner styrer over dere, eller at én mann styrer over dere? Husk også at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Lytt til meg, jeg ber dere, og tal til alle mennene i Sikem: Er det bedre for dere at alle Jerubbaals sønner – totalt sytti menn – hersker over dere, eller at én hersker over dere? Husk også at jeg er deres blod og kjøtt.»

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

  Tal, jeg ber dere, til alle mennene i Sikem og spør om det er bedre for dere at alle Jerubbaals sytti sønner styrer over dere, eller at én mann styrer over dere? Husk også at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa til dem: 'Spør nå borgerne i Sikem: Hva er best for dere? At alle Jerubba'als sytti sønner hersker over dere, eller at én mann hersker over dere? Husk at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod!'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  "Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you: that seventy men—all the sons of Jerubbaal—rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember, I am your own flesh and blood."

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  «Snakk nå med alle herrene i Sikem og spør dem: Hva er best for dere, at sytti menn, alle Jerubbaals sønner, skal herske over dere, eller at én mann skal herske over dere? Husk også at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kjære, taler for alle Mændenes Øren udi Sichem: Hvilket er eder bedre, at halvfjerdsindstyve Mænd, alle Jerubbaals Sønner, herske over eder, eller at een Mand hersker over eder? kommer og ihu, at jeg er eders Been og eders Kjød.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han sa: Snakk til alle mennene i Sikem og spør: Hva er best for dere, at alle Jerubbaals sytti sønner hersker over dere, eller at én hersker over dere? Husk også at jeg er av samme bein og kjøtt som dere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, asking, Which is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rules over you? Remember also that I am your own flesh and bone.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  «Snakk gjerne med alle mennene i Sikem og spør dem: Hva er best for dere, at alle Jerubba'als sønner, som er sytti i tallet, skal herske over dere, eller at én mann skal herske over dere? Husk også at jeg er av deres kjøtt og blod.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  «Snakk, jeg ber dere, med lederne i Sikem: Hva er best for dere - at sytti menn, alle Jerubbaals sønner, hersker over dere, eller at én mann hersker over dere? Husk at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  «Snakk med alle mennene i Sikem og si: Hva er best for dere? At alle Jerubbaals sytti sønner hersker over dere, eller at én hersker over dere? Husk at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Si til alle mennene i Sikem: Er det bedre for dere å bli styrt av alle de sytti sønnene til Jerubba'al, eller kun av én mann? Husk også at jeg er deres kjøtt og blod.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I praye you speake in the eares of all the men at Sichem: What is better for you, that thre score and ten men all children of Ierubaal shulde be lordes ouer you, or that one man shulde be lorde ouer you? Remembre also that I am youre bone and youre flesh.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sonnes of Ierubbaal, which are seuentie persons, reigne ouer you, either that one reigne ouer you? Remember also, that I am your bone, and your flesh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Saye I pray you, in the eares of all the men of Sichem, whether is better for you, that all the sonnes of Ierobaal, (which are threescore and ten persons) raigne ouer you: either that one raigne ouer you? Remember that I am of your bone, and of your fleshe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which `is' good for you -- the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? -- and ye have remembered that I `am' your bone and your flesh.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Tell all the leaders of Shechem this:‘Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 29:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Genesis.29.14", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לָבָ֔ן אַ֛ךְ עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אָ֑תָּה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עִמּ֖וֹ חֹ֥דֶשׁ יָמִֽים׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-him *lābān*, *ʾak* *ʿaṣmî* *û-bśārî* *ʾāttāh* *wa-yēšeb* with-him *ḥōdeš* *yāmîm*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lābān*": "proper noun, masculine - Laban", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/indeed", "*ʿaṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my bone", "*û-bśārî*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - and my flesh", "*ʾāttāh*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you", "*wa-yēšeb*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days" }, "variants": { "*ʾak* *ʿaṣmî* *û-bśārî*": "surely my bone and my flesh/truly my relative/indeed my kinsman", "*ḥōdeš* *yāmîm*": "a month of days/a full month" } }
• Judg 8:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Judges.8.30", "source": "וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן הָיוּ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָשִׁ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *ûləgidʿôn* [to Gideon] *hāyû* [were] *šibʿîm* [seventy] *bānîm* [sons] *yōṣəʾê* [coming forth from] *yərēkô* [his thigh/loins], *kî*-*nāšîm* [for wives] *rabbôt* [many] *hāyû* [were] *lô* [to him].", "grammar": { "*ûləgidʿôn*": "conjunction + preposition *lə* + proper noun - and to Gideon", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural of *hāyâ* - were", "*šibʿîm*": "number - seventy", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons", "*yōṣəʾê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct of *yāṣāʾ* - coming forth from", "*yərēkô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his thigh/loins", "*kî*-*nāšîm*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - for wives", "*rabbôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - many", "*lô*": "preposition *lə* + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*yōṣəʾê yərēkô*": "coming forth from his thigh/loins (idiom for biological offspring)", "*yārēk*": "thigh/loins (euphemism for reproductive organs)" } }
• 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.19.13", "source": "אַחַ֣י אַתֶּ֔ם עַצְמִ֥י וּבְשָׂרִ֖י אַתֶּ֑ם וְלָ֧מָּה תִהְי֛וּ אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ", "text": "*ʾaḥay* *ʾattem* *ʿaṣmî* *ûbəśārî* *ʾattem* *wəlāmmāh* *tihyû* *ʾaḥarōnîm* *ləhāšîb* *ʾet*-*hammelek*", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥay*": "masculine plural construct - my brothers", "*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you are", "*ʿaṣmî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my bone", "*ûbəśārî*": "conjunction + preposition + noun with 1st person suffix - and my flesh", "*wəlāmmāh*": "conjunction + interrogative - and why", "*tihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will be/are", "*ʾaḥarōnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - last ones/those who come after", "*ləhāšîb*": "preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to bring back/return", "*ʾet*-*hammelek*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the king" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥay*": "my brothers/my kinsmen", "*ʿaṣmî*": "my bone/my body/my essence", "*bəśārî*": "my flesh/my blood relation", "*ʾaḥarōnîm*": "last ones/latecomers/those who delay" } }
• 1 Chr 11:1 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.11.1", "source": "וַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶל־דָּוִ֖יד חֶבְר֣וֹנָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֛ה עַצְמְךָ֥ וּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖ אֲנָֽחְנוּ", "text": "And *wayyiqqābᵊṣû* all-*Yiśrā'ēl* unto-*Dāwîd* *Ḥeḇrônāh* to-*lē'mōr*: *hinnēh* *ʿaṣmᵊḵā* and-*ḇᵊśārᵊḵā* *'ănāḥnû*", "grammar": { "*wayyiqqābᵊṣû*": "Niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person plural - they gathered themselves", "*Yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*Dāwîd*": "proper noun, masculine - David", "*Ḥeḇrônāh*": "proper noun with directional suffix ה (he) - to Hebron", "*lē'mōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*ʿaṣmᵊḵā*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your bone", "*ḇᵊśārᵊḵā*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your flesh", "*'ănāḥnû*": "1st person plural personal pronoun - we" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqqābᵊṣû*": "they gathered themselves/assembled/came together", "*lē'mōr*": "saying/to say", "*hinnēh*": "behold/see/look", "*ʿaṣmᵊḵā*": "your bone/substance/self", "*ḇᵊśārᵊḵā*": "your flesh/body/kindred", "*'ănāḥnû*": "we/we are" } }
• Eph 5:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Ephesians.5.30", "source": "Ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκός αὐτοῦ, καί ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ.", "text": "Because *melē esmen* of the *sōmatos autou*, from the *sarkos autou*, and from the *osteōn autou*", "grammar": { "*Hoti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*melē*": "nominative, neuter, plural - members/parts", "*esmen*": "present, indicative, 1st plural - we are", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of body", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of flesh", "*osteōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of bones" }, "variants": { "*melē*": "members/parts/limbs", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical form", "*sarkos*": "flesh/body/physical nature", "*osteōn*": "bones/skeletal parts" } }
• Heb 2:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Hebrews.2.14", "source": "Ἐπεὶ οὖν τὰ παιδία κεκοινώνηκεν σαρκός καὶ αἵματος, καὶ αὐτὸς παραπλησίως μετέσχεν τῶν αὐτῶν· ἵνα διὰ τοῦ θανάτου καταργήσῃ τὸν τὸ κράτος ἔχοντα τοῦ θανάτου, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, τὸν διάβολον·", "text": "Since *oun* the *paidia kekoinōnēken sarkos* and *haimatos*, also he *paraplēsiōs meteschen* of the same; so that through *thanatou katargēsē* the one *kratos echonta* of *thanatou*, that is, the *diabolon*;", "grammar": { "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then", "*paidia*": "nominative neuter plural - children", "*kekoinōnēken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd singular - have shared/participated in", "*sarkos*": "genitive feminine singular - of flesh", "*haimatos*": "genitive neuter singular - of blood", "*paraplēsiōs*": "adverb - likewise/similarly", "*meteschen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - partook/shared", "*thanatou*": "genitive masculine singular - of death", "*katargēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might destroy/nullify", "*kratos*": "accusative neuter singular - power/might", "*echonta*": "present active participle, accusative masculine singular - having", "*diabolon*": "accusative masculine singular - devil" }, "variants": { "*paidia*": "children/young ones/offspring", "*kekoinōnēken*": "have shared/participated in/have in common", "*sarkos*": "flesh/body/human nature", "*haimatos*": "blood/bloodshed/life", "*paraplēsiōs*": "likewise/similarly/in the same way", "*meteschen*": "partook/shared/participated in", "*katargēsē*": "might destroy/nullify/bring to nothing", "*kratos*": "power/might/dominion", "*diabolon*": "devil/slanderer/accuser" } }