Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Numbers.14.3", "source": "וְלָמָ֣ה יְ֠הוָה מֵבִ֨יא אֹתָ֜נוּ אֶל־הָאָ֤רֶץ הַזֹּאת֙ לִנְפֹּ֣ל בַּחֶ֔רֶב נָשֵׁ֥ינוּ וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ יִהְי֣וּ לָבַ֑ז הֲל֧וֹא ט֦וֹב לָ֖נוּ שׁ֥וּב מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃", "text": "And why *YHWH* *mēḇîʾ* us to the *hāʾāreṣ* the this to *lipōl* by the *ḥereḇ* our *nāšênû* and our *ṭappēnû* will be for *lāḇaz* is not *ṭôḇ* for us *šûḇ* to *miṣrāymâ*.", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*mēḇîʾ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - bringing", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land", "*lipōl*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to fall", "*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the sword", "*nāšênû*": "feminine plural noun with 1st plural suffix - our wives", "*ṭappēnû*": "masculine singular noun with 1st plural suffix - our little ones", "*lāḇaz*": "masculine singular noun with preposition - for plunder/prey", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*šûḇ*": "qal infinitive construct - to return", "*miṣrāymâ*": "proper noun with directional he - to Egypt" }, "variants": { "*mēḇîʾ*": "bringing/leading/causing to come", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "land/country/territory", "*lipōl*": "to fall/die/be killed", "*ḥereḇ*": "sword/warfare/violence", "*nāšênû*": "our wives/women", "*ṭappēnû*": "our little ones/children/infants", "*lāḇaz*": "plunder/prey/spoil", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/beneficial", "*šûḇ*": "return/go back/turn back" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss til dette landet, bare for at vi skal dø for sverdet? Våre koner og barn vil bli tatt til fange. Ville det ikke vært bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvorfor har Herren ført oss til dette landet, for å falle for sverd, mens våre koner og barn blir bytte? Er det ikke bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?»

• Norsk King James

  Hvorfor har Herren ført oss til dette landet, å dø for sverdet, så våre koner og barn blir bytte? Ville det ikke vært bedre for oss å dra tilbake til Egypt?»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss til dette landet, så vi faller for sverdet, og våre koner og barn blir bytte? Er det ikke bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypten?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss til dette landet for å dø ved sverdet? Våre kvinner og barn vil bli tatt til bytte. Ville det ikke vært bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvorfor har Herren ført oss til dette landet, for at vi skal falle for sverdet og våre koner og barn bli til bytte? Var det ikke bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men hvorfor har HERREN ført oss til dette landet, for at vi skal falle for sverdet, og våre hustruer og barn skal bli bytte? Var det ikke bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

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

  Hvorfor har Herren ført oss til dette landet, for at vi skal falle for sverdet og våre koner og barn bli til bytte? Var det ikke bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss inn i dette landet for å dø ved sverdet, for at våre kvinner og barn skal bli til bytte? Vil det ikke være bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss til dette landet for å falle for sverdet? Våre koner og våre små barn vil bli krigsbytte. Er det ikke bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og hvorfor fører Herren os til dette Land, at (vi skulle) falde ved Sværdet, (og) vore Hustruer og vore smaae Børn blive til Rov? er det os ikke godt at vende tilbage til Ægypten?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvorfor har Herren ført oss til dette landet, for at vi skal falle for sverdet og at våre koner og barn skal bli krigsbytte? Ville det ikke vært bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be prey? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss til dette landet for at vi skal falle for sverdet? Våre koner og små barn vil bli til bytte. Ville det ikke vært bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss inn i dette landet for å dø for sverdet? Våre koner og våre barn blir til bytte. Er det ikke bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?"

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss til dette landet for å dø for sverd? Våre koner og små barn vil bli bytte. Ville det ikke vært bedre for oss å vende tilbake til Egypt?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvorfor fører Herren oss til dette landet for å dø for sverdet? Våre koner og barn vil komme i fremmede hender. Ville det ikke vært bedre for oss å dra tilbake til Egypt?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore hath the Lorde broughte vs vnto this londe to fall apon the swerde that both oure wyues and also oure childre shulde be a praye? is it not better that we returne vnto Egipte agayne?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore bryngeth the LORDE vs in to this lande, that oure wyues shulde fall thorow the swerde, and ouer children be a praye? Is it not better, that we go agayne in to Egipte?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore nowe hath the Lorde brought vs into this lande to fall vpon the sworde? Our wiues, and our children shall be a pray: were it not better for vs to returne into Egypt?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore hath the Lorde brought vs vnto this lande to fall vpon the sworde, and that our wyues and our chyldren should be a pray? Were it not better that we returne vnto Egypt agayne?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and why is Jehovah bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And wherefore doth Jehovah bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Why is the Lord taking us into this land to come to our death by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will get into strange hands: would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Why has the LORD brought us into this land only to be killed by the sword, that our wives and our children should become plunder? Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”

Referenced Verses

• Num 14:31-32 : 31 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.31", "source": "וְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם לָבַ֣ז יִהְיֶ֑ה וְהֵבֵיאתִ֣י אֹתָ֔ם וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְאַסְתֶּ֖ם בָּֽהּ׃", "text": "*wə-ṭappəkem ʾăšer ʾămartem lābaz yihyeh wəhēbêʾtî ʾōtām wəyādəʿû ʾet-hāʾāreṣ ʾăšer məʾastem bāh*", "grammar": { "*wə-ṭappəkem*": "conjunction + masculine singular collective noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and your little ones", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - whom/that", "*ʾămartem*": "perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Qal form of *ʾmr* - you said", "*lābaz*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for plunder", "*yihyeh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal form of *hyh* - he/it will be", "*wəhēbêʾtî*": "conjunction + perfect, 1st singular, Hiphil form of *bwʾ* - and I will bring", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*wəyādəʿû*": "conjunction + perfect, 3rd plural, Qal form of *ydʿ* - and they will know", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*məʾastem*": "perfect, 2nd masculine plural, Qal form of *mʾs* - you rejected", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*ṭappəkem*": "your little ones/your children/your small children", "*lābaz yihyeh*": "would become plunder/will be prey/will be victims", "*wəhēbêʾtî*": "I will bring/I shall lead in", "*wəyādəʿû*": "and they will know/they shall experience/they will be acquainted with", "*məʾastem bāh*": "you have rejected/despised/refused" } } 32 { "verseID": "Numbers.14.32", "source": "וּפִגְרֵיכֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֑ם יִפְּל֖וּ בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "*û-pigrêkem ʾattem yippəlû bammidbār hazzeh*", "grammar": { "*û-pigrêkem*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and your corpses", "*ʾattem*": "2nd masculine plural personal pronoun - you", "*yippəlû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, Qal form of *npl* - they will fall", "*bammidbār*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the wilderness", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this" }, "variants": { "*û-pigrêkem ʾattem*": "but as for you, your corpses/your carcasses, even yours", "*yippəlû*": "shall fall/will drop/will lie dead", "*bammidbār hazzeh*": "in this wilderness/in this desert" } }
• Ps 78:40 : 40 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.40", "source": "כַּ֭מָּה יַמְר֣וּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּ֑ר יַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּ בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃", "text": "how-many *yamrûhû* in-the-*midbār* *yaʿăṣîbûhû* in-*yəšîmōn*", "grammar": { "*yamrûhû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they rebelled against him/provoked him", "*midbār*": "masculine singular noun with article - the wilderness/desert", "*yaʿăṣîbûhû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - they grieved him/pained him", "*yəšîmōn*": "masculine singular noun - desert/wasteland" }, "variants": { "*yamrûhû*": "rebelled against him/provoked him/disobeyed him", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*yaʿăṣîbûhû*": "grieved him/pained him/hurt him", "*yəšîmōn*": "desert/wasteland/wilderness" } }
• Jer 9:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.3", "source": "אִ֤ישׁ מֵרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ הִשָּׁמֵ֔רוּ וְעַל־כָּל־אָ֖ח אַל־תִּבְטָ֑חוּ כִּ֤י כָל־אָח֙ עָק֣וֹב יַעְקֹ֔ב וְכָל־רֵ֖עַ רָכִ֥יל יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃", "text": "*'îš* from-*rē'ēhû* *hiššāmērû* *wĕ'al*-*kol*-*'āḥ* *'al*-*tibṭāḥû* *kî* *kol*-*'āḥ* *'āqôb* *ya'qōb* *wĕkol*-*rēa'* *rākîl* *yahălōk*", "grammar": { "*'îš*": "masculine noun, singular - man/each person", "*rē'ēhû*": "masculine noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - from his neighbor", "*hiššāmērû*": "imperative verb, 2nd person masculine plural, niphal - be on guard/beware", "*wĕ'al*": "conjunction + preposition - and against", "*kol*": "noun, construct state - all of/every", "*'āḥ*": "masculine noun - brother", "*'al-tibṭāḥû*": "negative particle + imperfect verb, 2nd person masculine plural, jussive - do not trust", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*'āqôb*": "infinitive absolute - supplanting/deceiving", "*ya'qōb*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he will supplant/deceive", "*wĕkol*": "conjunction + noun, construct state - and every", "*rēa'*": "masculine noun - friend/neighbor", "*rākîl*": "masculine noun - slanderer/talebearer", "*yahălōk*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he will walk/go about" }, "variants": { "*'îš*": "man/each person/anyone", "*rē'ēhû*": "his neighbor/friend/companion", "*hiššāmērû*": "be on guard/beware/take heed", "*'āḥ*": "brother/kinsman/relative", "*tibṭāḥû*": "trust/have confidence in/rely on", "*'āqôb ya'qōb*": "utterly deceives/thoroughly supplants/completely betrays (emphatic construction)", "*rēa'*": "friend/neighbor/companion", "*rākîl*": "slanderer/talebearer/gossiper", "*yahălōk*": "walks/goes about/proceeds" } }