Verse 42

When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was just a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Filisteren så opp og fikk øye på David. Han foraktet ham, for han var bare en ung gutt, rødkinnet og vakker.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da filisteren så opp og så David, foraktet han ham; for han var bare en ungdom, rødaktig og med et skjønt utseende.

• Norsk King James

  Da filisteren så seg rundt og fikk øye på David, foraktet han ham; for han var bare en ung gutt, med rødlig hud og et vakkert utseende.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da filisteren så opp og fikk øye på David, foraktet han ham, for han var bare en ung gutt, rødmusset og vakker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da filisteren så og oppdaget David, foraktet han ham fordi han var en ung gutt, rødlett og vakker av utseende.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da filisteren så og la merke til David, foraktet han ham, for han var en ung gutt, rødmosset og vakker av utseende.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da filisteren kikket rundt og så David, foraktet han ham, for han var bare en ung mann, rødskinnet og med et tiltalende utseende.

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

  Da filisteren så og la merke til David, foraktet han ham, for han var en ung gutt, rødmosset og vakker av utseende.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da filisteren så opp og fikk øye på David, foraktet han ham, for han var bare en ung gutt, rødmusset og vakker av utseende.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him, for David was just a young man, ruddy and handsome in appearance.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da filisteren så opp og fikk øye på David, foraktet han ham, for han var bare en ung gutt, rødmusset og av vakker utseende.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der Philisteren saae op og saae David, da foragtede han ham; thi han var en ung Person, rødagtig og deilig af Udseende.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da filisteren så seg omkring og fikk øye på David, foraktet han ham. Han var bare en ung gutt, rødkinnet og med et vakkert utseende.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da filisteren så opp og så David, aktet han ham for intet; for han var bare en ungdom, rosenrød og kjekk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da filisteren så nøye på David og så ham, foraktet han ham, for han var bare en ungdom, rødaktig og med et vakkert utseende.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da filisteren så rundt seg og så David, så han ned på ham, for han var bare en gutt med lys hud og vakkert utseende.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og da filisteren så og la merke til David, foraktet han ham, for han var bare en ung gutt, rødhåret og vakker.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan the Philistyne loked & sawe Dauid, he thoughte scorne of him: for he was but a childe, well coloured, and beutyfull to loke vpon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now when the Philistim looked about & saw Dauid, he disdeined him: for he was but yong, ruddie, and of a comely face.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the Philistine loked about & sawe Dauid, he disdayned him: for he was but young, ruddie & of a comly face.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was [but] a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 16:12 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
• 1 Sam 17:33 : 33 Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are just a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth.
• Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
• Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
• 2 Cor 11:27-29 : 27 In weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 28 Besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
• 1 Kgs 20:18 : 18 And he said, Whether they come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they come out for war, take them alive.
• 2 Kgs 18:23-24 : 23 Now therefore, please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them. 24 How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master's servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• Neh 4:2-4 : 2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish that are burned? 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall. 4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them as prey in a land of captivity: