Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.24.13", "source": "אֱכָל־בְּנִ֣י דְבַ֣שׁ כִּי־ט֑וֹב וְנֹ֥פֶת מָ֝ת֗וֹק עַל־חִכֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*ʾěkāl*-*bənî* *dəbaš* for-*ṭôb* and-*nōpet* *mātôq* upon-*ḥikkekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾěkāl*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - eat", "*bənî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my son", "*dəbaš*": "masculine singular noun - honey", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*nōpet*": "masculine singular noun - honeycomb", "*mātôq*": "masculine singular adjective - sweet", "*ḥikkekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palate" }, "variants": { "*dəbaš*": "honey/sweetness", "*nōpet*": "honeycomb/dripping honey", "*ḥikkekā*": "your palate/your taste" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Honning er godt, min sønn; som søt honning er det velsmakende for din gane.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Min sønn, spis honning fordi den er god, og honningkake, som er søt for din smak.

• Norsk King James

  Min sønn, spis honning, for det er godt; og honningkaken, som er søt for din smak.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Spis honning, min sønn, for det er godt, og en honningkake er søt for din gane.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Spis honning, min sønn, for det er godt, og drypp av honning er søtt for ganen din.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Min sønn, spis honning, for den er god, og honning fra vokskaken, som er søt for dine smaksløker.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Min sønn, spis honning, for den er god, og nyt bikaken, som er søt på tungen.

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

  Min sønn, spis honning, for den er god, og honning fra vokskaken, som er søt for dine smaksløker.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Spis honning, min sønn, for det er godt, og biehonning som er søt for din gane.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Spis honning, min sønn, for den er god, og honningkake er søt for din gane.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Æd Honning, min Søn! thi det er godt, og Honningkage er sød for din Gane.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Min sønn, spis honning fordi den er god, og honningkaken, som er søt for din smak.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  My son, eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Min sønn, spis honning, for den er god; dryppene fra vokskaken som er søte for din smak;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Spis honning, min sønn, for den er god, og honningkaker er søte for din gane.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Min sønn, spis honning, for den er god, og honningens drypp som er søt for din gane.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Min sønn, ta honning, for det er godt; og den flytende honningen, som er søt for din smak:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  My sonne, thou eatest hony & ye swete hony cobe, because it is good & swete in thy mouth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  My sonne, eate thou hony because it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Eat my son, honey that `is' good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

• World English Bible (2000)

  My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Referenced Verses

• Song 5:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Song of Songs.5.1", "source": "בָּ֣אתִי לְגַנִּי֮ אֲחֹתִ֣י כַלָּה֒ אָרִ֤יתִי מוֹרִי֙ עִם־בְּשָׂמִ֔י אָכַ֤לְתִּי יַעְרִי֙ עִם־דִּבְשִׁ֔י שָׁתִ֥יתִי יֵינִ֖י עִם־חֲלָבִ֑י אִכְל֣וּ רֵעִ֔ים שְׁת֥וּ וְשִׁכְר֖וּ דּוֹדִֽים׃ ס", "text": "I have *bāʾtî* to *gannî* my *ʾăḥōtî kallāh*, I have *ʾārîtî* my *mōrî* with my *bəśāmî*, I have *ʾāḵaltî* my *yaʿrî* with my *diḇšî*, I have *šātîtî* my *yênî* with my *ḥălāḇî*; *ʾiḵlû rēʿîm*, *šətû wəšiḵrû dôḏîm*", "grammar": { "*bāʾtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I have come/entered", "*gannî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person possessive suffix - my garden", "*ʾăḥōtî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my sister", "*kallāh*": "noun, feminine singular - bride", "*ʾārîtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I have gathered/plucked", "*mōrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my myrrh", "*bəśāmî*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person possessive suffix - my spices", "*ʾāḵaltî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I have eaten", "*yaʿrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my honeycomb", "*diḇšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my honey", "*šātîtî*": "perfect, 1st person singular - I have drunk", "*yênî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my wine", "*ḥălāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person possessive suffix - my milk", "*ʾiḵlû*": "imperative, masculine plural - eat", "*rēʿîm*": "noun, masculine plural - friends/companions", "*šətû*": "imperative, masculine plural - drink", "*wəšiḵrû*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and be drunk/intoxicated", "*dôḏîm*": "noun, masculine plural - lovers/beloved ones" }, "variants": { "*bāʾtî*": "come/enter/arrive", "*gannî*": "garden/enclosed place", "*ʾărîtî*": "gather/pluck/harvest", "*mōrî*": "myrrh/fragrant resin", "*yaʿrî*": "honeycomb/forest", "*dôḏîm*": "lovers/beloved ones/love" } }
• Isa 7:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Isaiah.7.15", "source": "חֶמְאָ֥ה וּדְבַ֖שׁ יֹאכֵ֑ל לְדַעְתּ֛וֹ מָא֥וֹס בָּרָ֖ע וּבָח֥וֹר בַּטּֽוֹב׃", "text": "*ḥemʾāh* and-*ḏəḇaš* *yōʾḵēl*, to-*ḏaʿtô* *māʾôs* in-the-*rāʿ* and-*ḇāḥôr* in-the-good.", "grammar": { "*ḥemʾāh*": "noun, feminine singular - curds/butter", "*ḏəḇaš*": "noun, masculine singular - honey", "*yōʾḵēl*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will eat", "*ḏaʿtô*": "infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his knowing", "*māʾôs*": "infinitive absolute - to refuse/reject", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad", "*ḇāḥôr*": "infinitive absolute - to choose" }, "variants": { "*ḥemʾāh*": "curds/butter/cream", "*ḏəḇaš*": "honey", "*yōʾḵēl*": "he will eat/he shall consume", "*ḏaʿtô*": "his knowing/when he knows", "*māʾôs*": "to refuse/to reject/to despise", "*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/wrong", "*ḇāḥôr*": "to choose/to select" } }
• Prov 25:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.25.16", "source": "דְּבַ֣שׁ מָ֭צָאתָ אֱכֹ֣ל דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ פֶּן־תִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּ וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*dĕbaš* *māṣāʾtā* *ʾĕkōl* *dayyekkā* lest-*tiśbāʿennû* and-*hăqēʾōtô*", "grammar": { "*dĕbaš*": "noun, masculine singular - honey", "*māṣāʾtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have found", "*ʾĕkōl*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - eat", "*dayyekkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sufficiency", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest", "*tiśbāʿennû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you will be filled with it", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*hăqēʾōtô*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you will vomit it" }, "variants": { "*dĕbaš*": "honey/sweet substance", "*māṣāʾtā*": "you have found/you discovered", "*ʾĕkōl*": "eat/consume", "*dayyekkā*": "your sufficiency/your fill/enough for you", "*tiśbāʿennû*": "you will be filled with it/you will be satiated with it", "*hăqēʾōtô*": "you will vomit it/you will spew it out" } }
• Prov 25:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Proverbs.25.27", "source": "אָ֘כֹ֤ל דְּבַ֣שׁ הַרְבּ֣וֹת לֹּא־ט֑וֹב וְחֵ֖קֶר כְּבֹדָ֣ם כָּבֽוֹד׃", "text": "*ʾākōl* *dĕbaš* *harbôt* *lōʾ*-*ṭôb* and-*ḥēqer* *kĕbōdām* *kābôd*", "grammar": { "*ʾākōl*": "qal infinitive absolute - eating", "*dĕbaš*": "noun, masculine singular - honey", "*harbôt*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to multiply/make much", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*wĕ*": "conjunction - and", "*ḥēqer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - searching out of", "*kĕbōdām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their glory", "*kābôd*": "noun, masculine singular - glory/honor" }, "variants": { "*ʾākōl*": "eating/consuming", "*dĕbaš*": "honey/sweet substance", "*harbôt*": "to multiply/make much/increase", "*ṭôb*": "good/beneficial/appropriate", "*ḥēqer*": "searching out/investigation/inquiry", "*kĕbōdām*": "their glory/their honor/their own glory", "*kābôd*": "glory/honor/heaviness" } }
• Song 4:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Song of Songs.4.11", "source": "נֹ֛פֶת תִּטֹּ֥פְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְ כַּלָּ֑ה דְּבַ֤שׁ וְחָלָב֙ תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֵ֔ךְ וְרֵ֥יחַ שַׂלְמֹתַ֖יִךְ כְּרֵ֥יחַ לְבָנֽוֹן׃ ס", "text": "*nōp̄eṯ* *tiṭṭōp̄nāh* *śip̄ṯôṯáyiḵ* *kallāh* *dᵊḇaš* and-*ḥālāḇ* under *lᵊšônēḵ* and-*rêaḥ* *śalmōṯáyiḵ* like-*rêaḥ* *lᵊḇānôn*", "grammar": { "*nōp̄eṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - honeycomb/honey", "*tiṭṭōp̄nāh*": "verb, 3rd person feminine plural, Qal imperfect - they drip", "*śip̄ṯôṯáyiḵ*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your lips", "*kallāh*": "noun, feminine singular - bride/daughter-in-law", "*dᵊḇaš*": "noun, masculine singular - honey", "*ḥālāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - milk", "*lᵊšônēḵ*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your tongue", "*rêaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fragrance/scent of", "*śalmōṯáyiḵ*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your garments", "*lᵊḇānôn*": "proper noun - Lebanon" }, "variants": { "*nōp̄eṯ*": "honeycomb/honey/dripping honey", "*tiṭṭōp̄nāh*": "they drip/they distill/they flow" } }
• Ps 19:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.19.10", "source": "יִרְאַ֤ת יְהוָ֨ה ׀ טְהוֹרָה֮ עוֹמֶ֢דֶת לָ֫עַ֥ד מִֽשְׁפְּטֵי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱמֶ֑ת צָֽדְק֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃", "text": "*yirʾat* *YHWH* *ṭəhôrāh* *ʿômedet* *lāʿad* *mišpəṭê*-*YHWH* *ʾĕmet* *ṣādəqû* *yaḥdāw*", "grammar": { "*yirʾat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*ṭəhôrāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular - pure/clean", "*ʿômedet*": "verb, qal participle, feminine, singular - standing/enduring", "*lāʿad*": "preposition with noun - forever", "*mišpəṭê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - judgments of", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - truth", "*ṣādəqû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3cp - they are righteous", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together/altogether" }, "variants": { "*yirʾat*": "fear/reverence/awe", "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh (divine name)", "*ṭəhôrāh*": "pure/clean/clear", "*ʿômedet*": "standing/enduring/lasting/continuing", "*lāʿad*": "forever/eternally/perpetually", "*mišpəṭê*": "judgments/ordinances/laws/decisions", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*ṣādəqû*": "they are righteous/just/correct", "*yaḥdāw*": "together/all of them/altogether" } }
• Ps 119:103 : 103 { "verseID": "Psalms.119.103", "source": "מַה־נִּמְלְצ֣וּ לְ֭חִכִּי אִמְרָתֶ֗ךָ מִדְּבַ֥שׁ לְפִֽי׃", "text": "How-*nimlәṣû* to-*ḥikkî* *ʾimrātekā* from-*dәbaš* to-mouth-my", "grammar": { "*nimlәṣû*": "niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they are sweet/pleasant", "*ḥikkî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my palate", "*ʾimrātekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your word/saying", "*dәbaš*": "masculine singular noun - honey", "*mâ*": "interrogative particle - how/what", "*lә-*": "preposition - to/for", "*pî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth" }, "variants": { "*nimlәṣû*": "they are sweet/pleasant/smooth", "*ḥikkî*": "my palate/taste/mouth", "*ʾimrātekā*": "your word/saying/speech/promise", "*dәbaš*": "honey" } }
• Matt 3:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Matthew.3.4", "source": "Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης εἶχεν τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τριχῶν καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ· ἡ δὲ τροφὴ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἀκρίδες καὶ μέλι ἄγριον.", "text": "*Autos* *de* the *Iōannēs* *eichen* the *endyma* of him from *trichōn* of *kamēlou*, and *zōnēn* *dermatinēn* around the *osphyn* of him; the *de* *trophē* of him *ēn* *akrides* and *meli* *agrion*.", "grammar": { "*Autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - himself", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*eichen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was having/had", "*endyma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - garment/clothing", "*trichōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of hairs", "*kamēlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of camel", "*zōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - belt/girdle", "*dermatinēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - leather/of skin", "*osphyn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - waist/loins", "*trophē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - food/nourishment", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*akrides*": "nominative, feminine, plural - locusts", "*meli*": "nominative, neuter, singular - honey", "*agrion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - wild" }, "variants": { "*endyma*": "garment/clothing/cloak", "*zōnēn*": "belt/girdle/sash", "*dermatinēn*": "leather/of skin/made of hide", "*osphyn*": "waist/loins/hip", "*trophē*": "food/nourishment/sustenance", "*agrion*": "wild/of the wilderness/untamed" } }