Verse 23

And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from one rim to the other; it was round all about, and its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han laget det store støpte havet, ti alen fra den ene kanten til den andre, rundt som en sirkel; det var fem alen høyt og trente en line på tretti alen til å måle omkretsen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han laget et støpt hav, ti alen fra den ene kanten til den andre: det var rundt hele, og høgden var fem alen: og en linje på tretti alen omfattet det rundt.

• Norsk King James

  Han laget et smeltet hav, ti alen fra den ene siden til den andre: det var rundt hele, og høyden var fem alen; en linje på tretti alen omkranset det.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han laget et støpt hav; det var ti alens bredde fra den ene kanten til den andre, rundt hele veien, og fem alen høyt, med en snor på tretti alen rundet det rundt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han laget Det støpte havet, ti alen fra kant til kant, rundt i form, fem alen dypt, og en linje på tretti alen omringet den.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han laget et støpt hav, ti alen fra den ene kanten til den andre: det var rund hele veien, og høyden var fem alen: og en linje på tretti alen omkranset det rundt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han laget et smidd sjø, med ti alen fra den ene kanten til den andre; det var helt rundt, og det var fem alen høyt, med en omkrets på tretti alen.

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

  Han laget et støpt hav, ti alen fra den ene kanten til den andre: det var rund hele veien, og høyden var fem alen: og en linje på tretti alen omkranset det rundt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han laget det støpte havet, ti alen fra kant til kant, rundt som en sirkel. Det var fem alen høyt, og en line på tretti alen omkranset det.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Hiram made a large cast basin, called 'The Sea', which was ten cubits from rim to rim, circular in shape, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han lagde det støpte havet, ti alen fra den ene kanten til den andre, rundt omkring, fem alen høyt og en line på tretti alen målte omkretsen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han gjorde et støbt Hav; det var ti Alen fra den (ene) Bred til den (anden) Bred, (og var) rundt trindt omkring, og fem Alen var dets Høide, og en Snor tredive Alen (lang) gik om det trindt omkring.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han laget et støpt hav, ti alen fra den ene kanten til den andre: det var rundt overalt, og høyden var fem alen: og en målesnor på tretti alen omkretset det rundt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han laget det smeltede havet ti alen fra kant til kant, rundt i omkretsen, og høyden var fem alen; og en snor på tretti alen omkranset det rundt omkring.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han laget det støpte havet, ti alen fra kant til kant; det var rundt overalt, og fem alen høyt, og en linje på tretti alen omgav det rundt omkring.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han laget det støpte havet, ti alen fra kant til kant, rundt og fem alen høyt, og en line på tretti alen omkranset det.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han laget en stor metallvannbeholder ti alen i diameter fra kant til kant, fem alen høy og tretti alen rundt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he made a molten lauer ten cubytes wyde from the one syde to the other rounde aboute, and fyue cubites hye, and a threde of thirtie cubites loge was ye measure rounde aboute:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he made a molten sea ten cubites wide from brim to brim, rounde in compasse, and fiue cubites hie, and a line of thirtie cubites did compasse it about.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he made a moulten lauatorie ten cubites wide from brim to brim, round in compasse, and fiue cubites hie: And a string of thirtie cubites did compasse it about.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: [it was] round all about, and his height [was] five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height of it was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he maketh the molten sea, ten by the cubit from its edge unto its edge; `it is' round all about, and five by the cubit `is' its height, and a line of thirty by the cubit doth compass it round about;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made a great metal water-vessel ten cubits across from edge to edge, five cubits high and thirty cubits round.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He also made the large bronze basin called“The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 25:13 : 13 And the bronze pillars that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the bronze sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke in pieces, and carried the bronze to Babylon.
• 2 Chr 4:2 : 2 Also he made a cast sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, perfectly round, and five cubits high; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.
• Jer 52:17 : 17 Also, the bronze pillars that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the bronze sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke, and carried all the bronze to Babylon.
• Jer 52:20 : 20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the bronze of these vessels was beyond weight.
• 1 Chr 18:8 : 8 Likewise, from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a great deal of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
• Exod 30:18-21 : 18 You shall also make a laver of bronze, and its base also of bronze, to wash with: and you shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it: 20 When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they do not die; or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD: 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they do not die: and it shall be a statute forever to them, to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.
• Exod 38:8 : 8 He made the basin of bronze and its base of bronze, from the mirrors of the women who assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
• 2 Kgs 16:17 : 17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the stands, removed the lavers from them, and took down the sea from the bronze oxen that were under it, and put it on a pavement of stones.