Verse 5

But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hans kone Jesabel kom inn til ham og spurte: 'Hva har gjort deg så nedstemt at du ikke vil spise?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kom Jesabel, hans kone, til ham og sa: «Hvorfor er du så trist i ditt sinn at du ikke spiser brød?»

• Norsk King James

  Men kona hans, Isabel, kom til ham og sa: Hvorfor er du så nedstemt at du ikke spiser?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom hans kone Jesabel inn til ham og spurte: «Hvorfor er du så nedtrykt og vil ikke spise?»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hans kone Jesabel kom inn til ham og spurte: "Hvorfor er du så nedtrykt og spiser ikke?"

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jezabel, hans kone, kom til ham og sa: Hvorfor er du så trist, siden du ikke spiser?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Ahabs hustru Jezebel kom til ham og spurte: «Hvorfor er du så bedrøvet at du ikke spiser noe brød?»

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

  Jezabel, hans kone, kom til ham og sa: Hvorfor er du så trist, siden du ikke spiser?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom hans kone Jesabel inn til ham og spurte: 'Hvorfor er du så mismodig at du ikke spiser?'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  His wife Jezebel came to him and asked, 'Why are you so upset that you won’t eat?'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hans kone Jesabel kom inn og spurte ham: 'Hvorfor er ditt sinn så bedrøvet, og hvorfor vil du ikke spise?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom Jesabel, hans Hustru, til ham, og hun sagde til ham: Hvad er det (for Noget), at din Aand er (saa) ilde tilfreds, og du æder ikke Brød?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da kom hans kone Jesabel til ham og sa: Hvorfor er hjertet ditt så trist, og hvorfor spiser du ikke?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da kom hans kone, Jesabel, til ham og spurte: «Hvorfor er du så trist, siden du ikke vil spise?»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da kom hans kone Jesabel til ham og spurte: 'Hva er det som gjør deg så motløs, siden du ikke spiser?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jezebel, hans kone, kom til ham og sa: Hvorfor er din ånd så trist at du ikke spiser brød?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hans kone, Jesabel, kom til ham og sa: Hvorfor er du så nedslått at du ikke vil spise?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Iesabel his wyfe came in to him and sayde vnto him: What is ye matter, that thy sprete is so cobred, and that thou eatest no bred?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Iezebel his wife came to him & said vnto him, Why is thy spirit so sad that thou eatest no bread?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Iezabel his wyfe came to him, and sayde vnto him: Why is thy spirite so wayward that thou eatest no bread?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jezebel his wife cometh in unto him, and speaketh unto him, `What `is' this? -- thy spirit sulky, and thou art not eating bread!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Jezebel, his wife, came to him and said, Why is your spirit so bitter that you have no desire for food?

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, "Why is your spirit so sad, that you eat no bread?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then his wife Jezebel came in and said to him,“Why do you have a bitter attitude and refuse to eat?”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of the fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her; and he ate.
• 2 Sam 13:4 : 4 And he said to him, Why are you, being the king's son, becoming thin from day to day? Will you not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
• 1 Kgs 16:31 : 31 And as if it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshipped him.
• 1 Kgs 18:4 : 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
• 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
• 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 But there was none like Ahab, who sold himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
• Neh 2:2 : 2 Therefore the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid,
• Esth 4:5 : 5 Then Esther called for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend to her, and ordered him to go to Mordecai to learn what this was and why it was.