Verse 7

De svarte: Mannen spurte nøye ut om oss og vår slekt og sa: Er deres far ennå i live? Har dere en bror? Vi svarte ham i samsvar med spørsmålene. Kunne vi vite at han ville si: Kom med deres bror?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De svarte: 'Mannen spurte oss nøye om oss selv og vår slekt. Han sa: 'Lever deres far fortsatt? Har dere en annen bror?' Og vi svarte ham i samsvar med hans spørsmål. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: 'Ta deres bror med ned?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De svarte: Mannen spurte oss nøye om vår familie, og om vår far fortsatt lever, og om vi har en annen bror. Og vi svarte ham i tråd med disse ordene. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: Bring deres bror ned?

• Norsk King James

  De svarte: "Mannen spurte oss nøye om hvordan det sto til med oss og om vår familie. Han sa: 'Lever faren deres fortsatt? Har dere en annen bror?' Vi forklarte ham alt; hvordan skulle vi vite at han ville si: 'Bring broren deres hit'?"

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa Juda til Israel, sin far: La gutten bli med meg så vi kan dra av sted, og slik at vi kan leve og ikke dø, både vi, du og våre små barn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De svarte: Mannen spurte oss grundig om vår tilstand og vår slekt og sa: Er deres far ennå i live? Har dere enda en bror? Og vi svarte i henhold til det han spurte om. Kunne vi vite at han ville si: Ta broren deres med hit?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De svarte: 'Mannen spurte oss nøye om vår situasjon og våre slektninger, og spurte: Er faren deres fortsatt i live? Har dere en annen bror?' Og vi svarte ham slik, for vi visste med sikkerhet at han ville si: 'Ta med deres bror ned.'

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

  De svarte: Mannen spurte oss grundig om vår tilstand og vår slekt og sa: Er deres far ennå i live? Har dere enda en bror? Og vi svarte i henhold til det han spurte om. Kunne vi vite at han ville si: Ta broren deres med hit?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De svarte: «Mannen spurte nøye om oss og vår slekt: ‘Lever deres far ennå? Har dere en annen bror?’ Vi svarte ham som han spurte. Kunne vi vite at han ville si: ‘Bring deres bror hit’?»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They replied, “The man kept asking us about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ We simply answered his questions. How could we have known he would say, ‘Bring your brother down here’?”

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De svarte: "Mannen spurte uttrykkelig om oss og vår slekt: Lever deres far ennå? Har dere en annen bror? Vi svarte på hans spørsmål. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: Ta deres bror med hit?"

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Juda til Israel, sin Fader: Lad Drengen fare med mig, at vi kunne gjøre os rede og drage hen, og leve og ikke døe, baade vi og du og vore smaae Børn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De svarte: Mannen spurte nøye om oss og vår slekt, og sa: Lever deres far ennå? Har dere en annen bror? Og vi svarte ham slik han spurte oss. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: Ta med deres bror ned?

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And they said, The man asked us specifically about our state and kindred, saying, Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother? And we answered him according to these words: could we know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De svarte: "Mannen spurte inngående om oss selv og om våre slektninger, og spurte: 'Lever faren deres ennå? Har dere en annen bror?' Vi svarte bare på spørsmålene hans. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: 'Bring broren deres hit ned?'"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De svarte: «Mannen spurte nøye om oss og om vår slekt, og sa: Lever deres far ennå? Har dere en bror? Og vi svarte etter beste evne. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: Bring deres bror hit?»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De svarte: Mannen spurte nøye om oss og vårt folk og sa: Lever deres far fortsatt? Har dere en bror? Vi svarte etter hva han spurte om. Hvordan kunne vi vite at han ville si: Ta med deres bror ned hit?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så sa Juda til faren sin, Israel: Send gutten med meg, så drar vi av sted, så vi ikke omkommer, både vi, du og våre små.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they sayde: The man asked vs of oure kynred saynge: is youre father yet alyue? haue ye not another brother? And we tolde him acordynge to these wordes. How cowd we knowe that he wolde byd vs brynge oure brother downe with vs?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They answered: The man enquered so strately of vs and of oure kynrede, & sayde: Is youre father yet a lyue? Haue ye yet a brother? Then tolde we him, as he axed vs. How coulde we knowe, that he wolde saye: brynge youre brother downe wt you?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they answered, The man asked straitly of our selues and of our kinred, saying, Is your father yet aliue? haue ye any brother? And wee tolde him according to these wordes: could we knowe certainely that he would say, Bring your brother downe?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They aunswered, The man asked vs straytely of our state and of our kinrede, saying: Is your father yet aliue? haue ye not another brother? And we tolde hym accordyng to the tenour of these wordes: Could we by any meane knowe, that he would say, bryng your brother downe with you?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they say, `The man asked diligently concerning us, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye a brother? and we declare to him according to the tenor of these things; do we certainly know that he will say, Bring down your brother?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye [another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Judah said to Israel, his father, Send the boy with me, and let us be up and going, so that we and you and our little ones may not come to destruction.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said, "The man asked directly concerning ourselves, and concerning our relatives, saying, 'Is your father still alive? Have you another brother?' We just answered his questions. Is there any way we could know that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They replied,“The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying,‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say,‘Bring your brother down’?”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Mos 43:3 : 3 Juda sa da til ham: Mannen advarte oss strengt og sa: Dere skal ikke få se mitt ansikt igjen uten at deres bror er med dere.
• 1 Mos 43:27 : 27 Han spurte dem hvordan de hadde det, og sa: Står det bra til med deres gamle far, som dere snakket om? Lever han ennå?
• 1 Mos 42:13 : 13 13 De svarte: Vi er tolv brødre, sønner av én mann i Kanaans land. Den yngste er nå hos vår far, mens en ikke er mer.