Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Psalms.78.23", "source": "וַיְצַ֣ו שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל וְדַלְתֵ֖י שָׁמַ֣יִם פָּתָֽח׃", "text": "Yet he *wayᵉṣaw* *šᵉḥāqîm* from above *mimmāʿal* and doors of *wᵉḏaltê* *šāmayim* he *pātāḥ*", "grammar": { "*wayᵉṣaw*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he commanded", "*šᵉḥāqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds/skies", "*mimmāʿal*": "preposition + adverb - from above", "*wᵉḏaltê*": "waw conjunctive + noun, feminine dual construct - and doors/gates of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - heaven/sky", "*pātāḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he opened" }, "variants": { "*wayᵉṣaw*": "and he commanded/ordered/directed", "*šᵉḥāqîm*": "clouds/skies/heavens", "*mimmāʿal*": "from above/overhead/in the heights", "*ḏaltê*": "doors/gates/entrances", "*šāmayim*": "heaven/sky/heavens", "*pātāḥ*": "opened/unlocked/set free" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men han befalte skyene der oppe; og himmelens dører åpnet han.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Selv om han hadde pålagt skyene ovenfra og åpnet himmelens dører,

• Norsk King James

  Selv om han befalte skyene ovenfra og åpnet himmelens dører,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han bød skyene der oppe og åpnet himmelens dører,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han bød skyene der oppe og åpnet himmelens dører,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  selv om han hadde befalt skyene fra oven og åpnet himmelens dører,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Selv om han hadde befalte skyene ovenfra og åpnet himmelens dører,

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

  selv om han hadde befalt skyene fra oven og åpnet himmelens dører,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Likevel befalte han skyene der oppe og åpnet himmelens dører.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Yet He commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Likevel ga han befaling til skyene ovenfra og åpnet himmelens dører.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  der han bød de øverste Skyer oven af og oplod Himmelens Døre,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Selv om Han hadde befalt skyene der oppe og åpnet himmelens dører,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Likevel befalte han skyene over, og åpnet himmelens dører.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han befalte skyene ovenfra, ja, himmelens dører åpnet han.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Likevel bød han skyene over og åpnet himmelens dører;

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han befalte skyene i det høye, og himmelens dører åpnet seg;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Because they beleued not in God, and put not their trust in his helpe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Yet he had comanded the clouds aboue, and had opened the doores of heauen,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yet he commaunded the cloudes aboue: and opened the doores of heauen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 7:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Genesis.7.11", "source": "בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת שָׁנָה֙ לְחַיֵּי־נֹ֔חַ בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י בְּשִׁבְעָֽה־עָשָׂ֥ר י֖וֹם לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה נִבְקְעוּ֙ כָּֽל־מַעְיְנֹת֙ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֔ה וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נִפְתָּֽחוּ׃", "text": "In-year-of six-hundred *šānâ* to-lives-of-*Nōaḥ* in-the-*ḥōdeš* the-second in-seventeen *yôm* to-the-*ḥōdeš* in-the-*yôm* the-this *nibqəʿû* all-*maʿyənōt təhôm rabbâ* and-*ʾărubbōt* the-*šāmayim niptāḥû*", "grammar": { "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*Nōaḥ*": "proper noun", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular - month/new moon", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*nibqəʿû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were split open/burst", "*maʿyənōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - fountains/springs of", "*təhôm*": "noun, common singular - deep/abyss", "*rabbâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - great/many", "*ʾărubbōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - windows/floodgates of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine dual/plural - heavens/sky", "*niptāḥû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were opened" }, "variants": { "*ḥōdeš*": "month/new moon/lunar cycle", "*nibqəʿû*": "were split open/burst forth/broke open", "*maʿyənōt*": "fountains/springs/wells", "*təhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean", "*ʾărubbōt*": "windows/floodgates/sluices", "*niptāḥû*": "were opened/were released" } }
• Mal 3:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Malachi.3.10", "source": "הָבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜ר אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאוֹצָ֗ר וִיהִ֥י טֶ֙רֶף֙ בְּבֵיתִ֔י וּבְחָנ֤וּנִי נָא֙ בָּזֹ֔את אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת אִם־לֹ֧א אֶפְתַּ֣ח לָכֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥י לָכֶ֛ם בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד בְּלִי דָֽי׃", "text": "*Haviʾu* *et-kol-ha-maʿaser* *el-bet* *ha-ʾotsar* *wi-hi* *teref* *be-veti* *u-veḥanuni* *naʾ* *ba-zoʾt* *ʾamar* *YHWH* *tsevaʾot* *ʾim-loʾ* *eftaḥ* *lakhem* *et* *ʾarubot* *ha-shamayim* *wa-hariqoti* *lakhem* *berakhah* *ʿad* *beli* *day*.", "grammar": { "*Haviʾu*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - bring", "*et-kol-ha-maʿaser*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + definite article + noun, masculine singular - all the tithe", "*el-bet*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the house of", "*ha-ʾotsar*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the treasury/storehouse", "*wi-hi*": "waw conjunction + Qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - that there may be", "*teref*": "noun, masculine singular - food/provision", "*be-veti*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - in my house", "*u-veḥanuni*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - and test me", "*naʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*ba-zoʾt*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - in this", "*ʾamar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - says/said", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*tsevaʾot*": "noun, feminine plural - hosts/armies", "*ʾim-loʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - if not [formula for oath]", "*eftaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will open", "*lakhem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you", "*et*": "direct object marker", "*ʾarubot*": "noun, feminine plural construct - windows/floodgates of", "*ha-shamayim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens", "*wa-hariqoti*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will pour out", "*lakhem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you", "*berakhah*": "noun, feminine singular - blessing", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*beli*": "noun, masculine singular - lack of/without", "*day*": "noun, masculine singular - sufficiency/enough" }, "variants": { "*Haviʾu*": "bring/carry in", "*maʿaser*": "tithe/tenth part", "*bet ha-ʾotsar*": "storehouse/treasury/warehouse", "*teref*": "food/provision/sustenance/prey", "*veḥanuni*": "test me/prove me/examine me", "*ba-zoʾt*": "in this/by this/with this", "*ʾim-loʾ*": "surely/certainly [oath formula]", "*eftaḥ*": "open/release/unbolt", "*ʾarubot*": "windows/floodgates/sluices", "*ha-shamayim*": "the heavens/the sky", "*hariqoti*": "pour out/empty out/spill", "*berakhah*": "blessing/prosperity/gift", "*ʿad beli day*": "until without sufficiency/beyond measure/until there is no more need" } }
• 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 { "verseID": "2 Kings.7.2", "source": "וַיַּ֣עַן הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לַמֶּלֶךְ֩ נִשְׁעָ֨ן עַל־יָד֜וֹ אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּכָ֤ה רֹאֶה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל", "text": "And *wayyaʿan* the *šālîš* who to-the-*meleḵ* *nišʿān* on *yād*-his *ʾet*-*ʾîš* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* and *wayyōʾmar*, Behold, *YHWH* *ʿōśeh* *ʾărubbôt* in-the-*šāmayim*, will-happen the-*dābār* the-this? And *wayyōʾmer*, Behold-you *rōʾeh* with-*ʿênayim*-your, but from-there not *tōʾḵēl*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he answered", "*šālîš*": "masculine singular noun - officer/captain (lit. third man)", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - to the king", "*nišʿān*": "niphal participle masculine singular - leaning/supporting himself", "*yād*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular construct - man of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - God/the God", "*wayyōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - making/doing", "*ʾărubbôt*": "feminine plural noun - windows/openings", "*šāmayim*": "masculine dual noun with prefixed preposition - in the heavens", "*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing/matter", "*rōʾeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - seeing", "*ʿênayim*": "feminine dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*tōʾḵēl*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will eat" }, "variants": { "*šālîš*": "officer/third man/adjutant/captain", "*nišʿān*": "leaning on/supported by", "*ʾărubbôt*": "windows/openings/floodgates", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky" } }
• 2 Kgs 7:19 : 19 { "verseID": "2 Kings.7.19", "source": "וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה עֹשֶׂ֤ה אֲרֻבּוֹת֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנְּךָ֤ רֹאֶה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וּמִשָּׁ֖ם לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל", "text": "And *wayyaʿan* the-*šālîš* *ʾet*-*ʾîš* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* and *wayyōʾmar*, And-behold *YHWH* *ʿōśeh* *ʾărubbôt* in-the-*šāmayim*, will-happen as-the-*dābār* the-this? And *wayyōʾmer*, Behold-you *rōʾeh* with-*ʿênayim*-your, but from-there not *tōʾḵēl*.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he answered", "*šālîš*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the officer", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular construct - man of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the God/God", "*wayyōʾmar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh", "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - making/doing", "*ʾărubbôt*": "feminine plural noun - windows/openings", "*šāmayim*": "masculine dual noun with prefixed preposition - in the heavens", "*dābār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing/matter", "*rōʾeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - seeing", "*ʿênayim*": "feminine dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*tōʾḵēl*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will eat" }, "variants": { "*hinnĕḵā*": "behold you/look, you", "*ʾărubbôt*": "windows/openings/floodgates", "*hadābār hazzeh*": "this thing/this matter/this word" } }
• Ps 33:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Psalms.33.9", "source": "כִּ֤י ה֣וּא אָמַ֣ר וַיֶּ֑הִי הֽוּא־צִ֝וָּ֗ה וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמֹֽד׃", "text": "For *hû'* *ʾāmar* and-*yehi* *hû'*-*ṣiwwāh* and-*yaʿămōd*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hû'*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/spoke", "*wa-yehi*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with consecutive waw - and it was/became", "*hû'*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he", "*ṣiwwāh*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - commanded", "*wa-yaʿămōd*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with consecutive waw - and it stood" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/commanded", "*yehi*": "it was/it came to be/it happened", "*ṣiwwāh*": "commanded/ordered/appointed", "*yaʿămōd*": "it stood/it stood firm/it was established" } }
• Isa 5:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.5.6", "source": "וַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ בָתָ֗ה לֹ֤א יִזָּמֵר֙ וְלֹ֣א יֵעָדֵ֔ר וְעָלָ֥ה שָׁמִ֖יר וָשָׁ֑יִת וְעַ֤ל הֶעָבִים֙ אֲצַוֶּ֔ה מֵהַמְטִ֥יר עָלָ֖יו מָטָֽר׃", "text": "And I will *waʾăšîtēhû* *bātâ*, it shall not *yizzāmēr* and shall not *yēʿādēr*, and *wəʿālâ* *šāmîr* and *wāšāyit*; and upon the *heʿābîm* I will *ʾăṣawweh* from *mēhamṭîr* upon it *māṭār*.", "grammar": { "*waʾăšîtēhû*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular with vav consecutive and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make it", "*bātâ*": "feminine singular noun - waste/desolation", "*yizzāmēr*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be pruned", "*yēʿādēr*": "niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be hoed/tilled", "*wəʿālâ*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive - and will come up", "*šāmîr*": "masculine singular noun - thorns/briars", "*wāšāyit*": "conjunction with masculine singular noun - and thistles/weeds", "*heʿābîm*": "definite article with masculine plural noun - the clouds", "*ʾăṣawweh*": "piel imperfect 1st person singular - I will command", "*mēhamṭîr*": "hiphil infinitive construct with preposition - from raining", "*māṭār*": "masculine singular noun - rain" }, "variants": { "*bātâ*": "waste/desolation/ruin", "*šāmîr*": "thorns/briars/brambles", "*šāyit*": "thistles/weeds/thorny plants" } }