Verse 13
{ "verseID": "Psalms.73.13", "source": "אַךְ־רִ֭יק זִכִּ֣יתִי לְבָבִ֑י וָאֶרְחַ֖ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּֽי׃", "text": "*Akh-riq zikkiti levavi*, *wa'erchatz beniqqayon kappai*.", "grammar": { "*Akh-riq*": "adverb + adverb - surely in vain", "*zikkiti*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I have cleansed", "*levavi*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - my heart", "*wa'erchatz*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I washed", "*beniqqayon*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in innocence/cleanness", "*kappai*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my palms/hands" }, "variants": { "*akh*": "surely/only/nevertheless", "*riq*": "in vain/emptiness/worthlessness", "*zikkiti*": "I cleansed/purified", "*levav*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*rachatz*": "wash/bathe/cleanse", "*niqqayon*": "innocence/cleanness/purity", "*kappayim*": "palms/hands" } }
Other Translations
GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk
Sannelig, forgjeves har jeg strevd for å holde mitt hjerte rent og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst
Sannelig, det er forgjeves at jeg har renset mitt hjerte og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
Norsk King James
Sannelig, jeg har renset mitt hjerte forgjeves, og vasket mine hender for uten skyld.
Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866
Sannelig har jeg renset mitt hjerte forgjeves og vasket hendene i uskyld.
Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål
Sannelig, for ingenting har jeg holdt mitt hjerte rent og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611
Forgjeves har jeg renset mitt hjerte og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
o3-mini KJV Norsk
Sannelig, jeg har renset mitt hjerte forgjeves og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)
Forgjeves har jeg renset mitt hjerte og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst
Men forgjeves har jeg renset mitt hjerte og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and washed my hands in innocence.
GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024
Sannelig, forgjeves har jeg renset mitt hjerte, og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
Original Norsk Bibel 1866
Sandeligen, jeg haver forgjæves renset mit Hjerte og toet mine Hænder i Uskyldighed,
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
KJV 1769 norsk
Sannelig, jeg har renset mitt hjerte forgjeves og vasket hendene i uskyld.
KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk
Surely I have kept my heart pure in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
Norsk oversettelse av Webster
Sannelig, forgjeves har jeg renset mitt hjerte og vasket mine hender i uskyld,
Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation
Sannelig, det var forgjeves at jeg renset hjertet mitt og vasket hendene mine i uskyld,
Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901
Sannelig, forgjeves har jeg renset mitt hjerte og vasket mine hender i uskyld.
Norsk oversettelse av BBE
Men for meg ser det ut til at jeg har renset hjertet mitt forgjeves og vasket hendene mine i uskyld.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Shulde I then clense my hert in vayne (thought I) & wash my hondes in innocency?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Truely I haue cleansed my heart in vayne: and wasshed my handes in innocencie.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence,
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Only -- a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
American Standard Version (1901)
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
Bible in Basic English (1941)
As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;
World English Bible (2000)
Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
I concluded,“Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.
Referenced Verses
- Job 34:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Job.34.9", "source": "כִּֽי־אָ֭מַר לֹ֣א יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר בִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*kî-ʾāmar* *lōʾ* *yiskān-gāber* *birṣōtô* *ʿim-ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has said", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiskān*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he profits", "*gāber*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*birṣōtô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his delighting/when he takes pleasure", "*ʿim*": "preposition - with", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God" }, "variants": { "*yiskān*": "profits/benefits/gains advantage", "*gāber*": "man/person/individual", "*birṣōtô*": "in his delighting/when he takes pleasure/in his being pleased", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/deity/divine being (plural form used as singular divine reference)" } }
- Ps 26:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.26.6", "source": "אֶרְחַ֣ץ בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן כַּפָּ֑י וַאֲסֹבְבָ֖ה אֶת־מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾErḥaṣ* in-*niqqāyôn* *kappāy* and-*ʾăsōḇəḇâh* *ʾeṯ*-*mizbaḥăḵā* *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*ʾErḥaṣ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will wash", "*niqqāyôn*": "noun - cleanness/innocence", "*kappāy*": "dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my hands/palms", "*ʾăsōḇəḇâh*": "piel imperfect/cohortative 1st person singular - I will go around/encircle", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*mizbaḥăḵā*": "noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your altar", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD" }, "variants": { "*ʾErḥaṣ*": "I will wash/I shall wash", "*niqqāyôn*": "cleanness/innocence/purity", "*kappāy*": "my hands/my palms", "*ʾăsōḇəḇâh*": "I will go around/I will encircle/I may go about" } }
- Job 21:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Job.21.15", "source": "מַה־שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*mah-šadday kî-naʿabdennû û-mah-nôʿîl kî nipgaʿ-bô*", "grammar": { "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*šadday*": "noun masculine singular - Almighty", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*naʿabdennû*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - we should serve him", "*û-mah*": "conjunctive waw + interrogative pronoun - and what", "*nôʿîl*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person common plural - we should profit/gain", "*kî*": "conjunction - if/when", "*nipgaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we meet/encounter", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him" }, "variants": { "*šadday*": "Almighty/All-sufficient (divine name)", "*ʿābad*": "to work/serve", "*yāʿal*": "to gain/profit/avail", "*pāgaʿ*": "to meet/encounter/intercede/entreat" } }
- Job 35:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Job.35.3", "source": "כִּֽי־תֹ֭אמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָ֑ךְ מָֽה־אֹ֝עִ֗יל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃", "text": "*kî-tōʾmar mah-yiskān-lāk māh-ʾōʿîl mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtî*", "grammar": { "*kî-tōʾmar*": "conjunction + imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - that/for you say", "*mah-yiskān-lāk*": "interrogative + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - what profits to you?", "*māh-ʾōʿîl*": "interrogative + imperfect, 1st singular - what do I profit/gain?", "*mē-ḥaṭṭāʾtî*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 1st singular possessive suffix - from my sin" }, "variants": { "*tōʾmar*": "to say/speak/tell", "*yiskān*": "to profit/benefit/be of use", "*ʾōʿîl*": "to profit/benefit/gain", "*ḥaṭṭāʾtî*": "my sin/wrongdoing/error" } }
- Ps 24:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.24.4", "source": "נְקִ֥י כַפַּ֗יִם וּֽבַר־לֵ֫בָ֥ב אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹא־נָשָׂ֣א לַשָּׁ֣וְא נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלֹ֖א נִשְׁבַּ֣ע לְמִרְמָֽה׃", "text": "*nĕqî* *kappayim* and *bar*-*lēbāb*, who not *nāśāʾ* to *šāwʾ* *napšî*, and not *nišbaʿ* to *mirmâ*.", "grammar": { "*nĕqî*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - clean of", "*kappayim*": "noun, feminine dual - hands/palms", "וּ": "conjunction - and", "*bar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - pure of", "*lēbāb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "אֲשֶׁר": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "לֹא": "negative particle - not", "*nāśāʾ*": "verb, Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he lifted/carried", "לַ": "preposition - to/for", "*šāwʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - vanity/falsehood", "*napšî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul", "*nišbaʿ*": "verb, Niphal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he swore", "לְ": "preposition - to/for", "*mirmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - deceit/treachery" }, "variants": { "*nĕqî*": "clean/innocent/free from guilt", "*kappayim*": "hands/palms/power", "*bar*": "pure/clean/innocent", "*lēbāb*": "heart/mind/inner person", "*nāśāʾ*": "lifted/carried/took", "*šāwʾ*": "vanity/falsehood/emptiness", "*napšî*": "my soul/my life/myself", "*nišbaʿ*": "swore/took an oath", "*mirmâ*": "deceit/treachery/fraud" } }
- Job 9:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Job.9.27", "source": "אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃", "text": "*ʾim-ʾāmrî* *ʾeškəḥâ* *śîḥî* *ʾeʿezbâ* *pānay* *wə-ʾablîgâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾim-ʾāmrî*": "conditional particle + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - if my saying", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me forget", "*śîḥî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me leave", "*pānay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my face", "*wə-ʾablîgâ*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and let me brighten up" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmrî*": "saying, speech, word", "*ʾeškəḥâ*": "to forget, ignore, neglect", "*śîḥî*": "complaint, meditation, anxiety", "*ʾeʿezbâ*": "to leave, abandon, forsake", "*pānay*": "face, presence, countenance", "*ʾablîgâ*": "to look cheerful, brighten up, smile" } }
- Job 9:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Job.9.31", "source": "אָ֭ז בַּשַּׁ֣חַת תִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִי וְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִי שַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃", "text": "*ʾāz* *ba-ššaḥat* *tiṭbəlēnî* *wə-tiʿăbûnî* *śalmôtāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾāz*": "adverb - then", "*ba-ššaḥat*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the pit", "*tiṭbəlēnî*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - you plunge me", "*wə-tiʿăbûnî*": "conjunction + piel perfect 3rd common plural + 1st person singular suffix - and they abhor me", "*śalmôtāy*": "feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my clothes" }, "variants": { "*ʾāz*": "then, at that time", "*šaḥat*": "pit, ditch, grave", "*tiṭbəlēnî*": "to dip, plunge, immerse", "*tiʿăbûnî*": "to abhor, detest, loathe", "*śalmôtāy*": "clothes, garments, raiment" } }
- Ps 51:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.51.10", "source": "תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ׃", "text": "*tašmîʿēnî* *śāśôn* and-*śimḥâ* *tāgēlnâ* *ʿăṣāmôt* *dikkîtā*", "grammar": { "*tašmîʿēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will cause me to hear", "*śāśôn*": "masculine singular noun - joy/gladness", "*śimḥâ*": "feminine singular noun - joy/gladness", "*tāgēlnâ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - they will rejoice", "*ʿăṣāmôt*": "feminine plural noun - bones", "*dikkîtā*": "Piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you crushed" }, "variants": { "*tašmîʿēnî*": "you will cause me to hear/let me hear/make me hear", "*śāśôn*": "joy/gladness/exultation", "*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/mirth", "*tāgēlnâ*": "they will rejoice/be glad/exult", "*ʿăṣāmôt*": "bones/frame/substance", "*dikkîtā*": "you crushed/broke/humbled" } }
- Mal 3:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Malachi.3.14", "source": "אֲמַרְתֶּ֕ם שָׁ֖וְא עֲבֹ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וּמַה־בֶּ֗צַע כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֙רְנוּ֙ מִשְׁמַרְתּ֔וֹ וְכִ֤י הָלַ֙כְנוּ֙ קְדֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית מִפְּנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃", "text": "*ʾAmartem* *shawʾ* *ʿavod* *ʾElohim* *u-mah*-*betsaʿ* *ki* *shamarnu* *mishmaarto* *we-khi* *halakhnu* *qedoranit* *mi-pene* *YHWH* *tsevaʾot*.", "grammar": { "*ʾAmartem*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you have said", "*shawʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - futile/worthless", "*ʿavod*": "Qal infinitive construct - to serve", "*ʾElohim*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*u-mah*": "waw conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and what", "*betsaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - profit/gain", "*ki*": "conjunction - that/because", "*shamarnu*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we have kept", "*mishmaarto*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his charge/requirement", "*we-khi*": "waw conjunction + conjunction - and that/because", "*halakhnu*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we have walked", "*qedoranit*": "adverb - in mourning/mournfully", "*mi-pene*": "preposition + noun, plural construct - from before/because of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*tsevaʾot*": "noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies" }, "variants": { "*shawʾ*": "futile/worthless/vain/empty", "*ʿavod*": "to serve/to worship/to minister to", "*ʾElohim*": "God/gods/divine being", "*betsaʿ*": "profit/gain/advantage", "*shamarnu*": "kept/observed/guarded", "*mishmaarto*": "his charge/his service/his ordinance/his command", "*halakhnu*": "walked/gone/conducted ourselves", "*qedoranit*": "in mourning/mournfully/in black/glumly", "*mi-pene*": "from before/because of/on account of" } }
- Heb 10:19-22 : 19 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.19", "source": "Ἔχοντες οὖν, ἀδελφοί, παρρησίαν εἰς τὴν εἴσοδον τῶν ἁγίων ἐν τῷ αἵματι Ἰησοῦ,", "text": "*Echontes* therefore, *adelphoi*, *parrēsian* into the *eisodon* of the *hagiōn* in the *haimati Iēsou*,", "grammar": { "*Echontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*parrēsian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - confidence/boldness", "*eisodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - entrance/access", "*hagiōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of holy places/sanctuary", "*haimati*": "dative, neuter, singular - blood", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus" }, "variants": { "*Echontes*": "having/possessing", "*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/siblings", "*parrēsian*": "confidence/boldness/freedom of speech", "*eisodon*": "entrance/access/way in", "*hagiōn*": "holy places/sanctuary/Most Holy Place" } } 20 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.20", "source": "Ἣν ἐνεκαίνισεν ἡμῖν, ὁδὸν πρόσφατον, καὶ ζῶσαν διὰ τοῦ καταπετάσματος, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν, τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ·", "text": "Which *enekainisen* to us, *hodon prosphaton*, and *zōsan* through the *katapetasmatos*, this is, of the *sarkos* of him;", "grammar": { "*enekainisen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - inaugurated/dedicated", "*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road/path", "*prosphaton*": "accusative, feminine, singular - new/fresh", "*zōsan*": "present, active, participle, accusative, feminine, singular - living", "*katapetasmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of veil/curtain", "*sarkos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of flesh" }, "variants": { "*enekainisen*": "inaugurated/dedicated/opened", "*hodon*": "way/road/path", "*prosphaton*": "new/fresh/recent", "*zōsan*": "living/alive", "*katapetasmatos*": "veil/curtain", "*sarkos*": "flesh/body/human nature" } } 21 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.21", "source": "Καὶ ἱερέα μέγαν ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ·", "text": "And *hierea megan* over the *oikon* of the *Theou*;", "grammar": { "*hierea*": "accusative, masculine, singular - priest", "*megan*": "accusative, masculine, singular - great", "*oikon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - house", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*hierea megan*": "great priest/high priest", "*oikon*": "house/household/family" } } 22 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.22", "source": "Προσερχώμεθα μετὰ ἀληθινῆς καρδίας ἐν πληροφορίᾳ πίστεως, ἐρραντισμένοι τὰς καρδίας ἀπὸ συνειδήσεως πονηρᾶς, καὶ λελουμένοι τὸ σῶμα ὕδατι καθαρῷ.", "text": "*Proserchōmetha* with *alēthinēs kardias* in *plērophoria pisteōs*, *errantismenoi* the *kardias* from *syneidēseōs ponēras*, and *leloumenoi* the *sōma* with *hydati katharō*.", "grammar": { "*Proserchōmetha*": "present, middle, subjunctive, 1st person, plural - let us draw near", "*alēthinēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - true/genuine", "*kardias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of heart", "*plērophoria*": "dative, feminine, singular - full assurance", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of faith", "*errantismenoi*": "perfect, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been sprinkled", "*kardias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hearts", "*syneidēseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of conscience", "*ponēras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - evil", "*leloumenoi*": "perfect, middle/passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been washed", "*sōma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - body", "*hydati*": "dative, neuter, singular - with water", "*katharō*": "dative, neuter, singular - clean/pure" }, "variants": { "*Proserchōmetha*": "let us draw near/let us approach/let us come", "*alēthinēs kardias*": "true heart/sincere heart/genuine heart", "*plērophoria*": "full assurance/complete certainty", "*errantismenoi*": "having been sprinkled/cleansed", "*syneidēseōs ponēras*": "evil conscience/guilty conscience", "*leloumenoi*": "having been washed/bathed/cleansed" } }
- Jas 4:8 : 8 { "verseID": "James.4.8", "source": "Ἐγγίσατε τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐγγιεῖ ὑμῖν. Καθαρίσατε χεῖρας, ἁμαρτωλοί· καὶ ἁγνίσατε καρδίας, δίψυχοι.", "text": "*Engisate* to the *Theō*, and he will *engiei* to you. *Katharisate cheiras*, *hamartōloi*; and *hagnisate kardias*, *dipsychoi*.", "grammar": { "*Engisate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - draw near/approach", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - God", "*engiei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will draw near/approach", "*Katharisate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - cleanse/purify", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*hamartōloi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - sinners", "*hagnisate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - purify/cleanse", "*kardias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hearts", "*dipsychoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - double-minded/wavering" }, "variants": { "*Engisate*": "draw near/approach/come close", "*Theō*": "God/deity", "*engiei*": "will draw near/approach/come close", "*Katharisate*": "cleanse/purify/make clean", "*cheiras*": "hands", "*hamartōloi*": "sinners/wrongdoers", "*hagnisate*": "purify/cleanse/make holy", "*kardias*": "hearts", "*dipsychoi*": "double-minded/doubters/wavering" } }