Verse 25

And Saul said, Thus shall you say to David, The king desires no dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Saul sa da: 'Si til David at kongen ikke ønsker brudepris, men hundre forhud fra filisterne for å ta hevn over kongens fiender.' Saul tenkte nemlig å la David falle for filisternes hånd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Saul sa, "Dette skal dere si til David: 'Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, men hundre filisterforhuder for å ta hevn over kongens fiender.'" Saul tenkte å få David drept av filisternes hånd.

• Norsk King James

  Saul sa: 'Slik skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ikke noe brudepris, men hundre forhud av filisterne, så jeg kan hevne meg på kongens fiender.' Men Saul tenkte å få David til å falle i filistrenes hånd.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa Saul: 'Si til David at kongen ikke ønsker noen brudegave, men hundre filisterforhuder, for å hevne seg på kongens fiender.' Saul planla å få David drept av filisterne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Saul sa da: "Slik skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ikke medgift, men hundre filisterforhuder, som hevn over kongens fiender." Saul tenkte å få David drept av filisterne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Saul sa: 'Slik skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, bare et hundre filister forhud som hevn på kongens fiender.' Saul tenkte å få David drept av filisterne.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Saul sa: 'Slik skal dere formidle til David: Kongen krever ingen brudegave, bare hundre forhud fra filisterne, som hevn mot kongens fiender.' Men Saul hadde tenkt å få David til å falle i filisternes hender.

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

  Saul sa: 'Slik skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, bare et hundre filister forhud som hevn på kongens fiender.' Saul tenkte å få David drept av filisterne.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa Saul: «Så skal dere til David si: 'Kongen har ingen lyst til medgift, men bare hundre forhuder av filisterne for å hevne seg på kongens fiender.'» Saul tenkte å få David til å falle ved filisternes hånd.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Saul replied, 'Say to David, "The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies."' Saul’s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Saul sa: «Si til David at kongen ikke krever noen brudepris, men bare hundre forhud fra filistrene, så han kan få hevn over kongens fiender.» Saul håpet å få David drept av filistrene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Saul: Saaledes skulle I sige til David: Kongen har ingen Lyst til Morgengave, men (heller) til hundrede Forhuder af Philisterne, for at hevne sig paa Kongens Fjender; thi Saul tænkte, at han vilde lade David falde ved Philisternes Haand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Saul sa: Slik skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, men hundre filisterforhuder for å hevne kongens fiender. Saul tenkte å la David falle for filisternes hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Saul sa: Dette skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, bare hundre filisteres forhud, for å hevne seg på kongens fiender. Saul tenkte å la David falle for filisternes hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa Saul: ‘Dere skal si til David: Kongen har ikke lyst på medgift, men på hundre filisters forhud, for å hevne seg på kongens fiender.’ Saul tenkte på å la David bli drept av filisternes hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Saul sa: Slik skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, men hundre filisteres forhud, for å hevne kongens fiender. Saul tenkte å få David til å falle for filisternes hånd.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Saul sa: Si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, men bare forhuden av hundre filistere, så han kan hevne seg på sine fiender. Men Saul tenkte at David kunne falle for filisternes hånd.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Saul sayde: Then saye ye vnto Dauid: The kynge desyreth no dowry, but onely an hundreth foreskynnes of the Philistynes, that vengeaunce maye be taken of the kinges enemies. Howbeit Saul thought to cause Dauid be slayne by the hades of the Philistynes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Saul sayd, This wise shal ye say to Dauid, The King desireth no dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistims, to bee auenged of the Kings enemies: for Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistims.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Saul sayde, This wise shall ye saye to Dauid: The king careth for no other dowry, but for an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistines, to be auenged of the kynges enemies. But Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistines.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Saul said, Thus shall you tell David, The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Saul saith, `Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines -- to be avenged on the enemies of the king;' and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Saul said, "You shall tell David, 'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Saul replied,“Here is what you should say to David:‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.’”(Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

Referenced Verses

• Gen 34:12 : 12 Ask me for ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to your saying to me, but give me the young woman as a wife.
• 1 Sam 14:24 : 24 The men of Israel were distressed that day because Saul had placed the people under an oath, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats any food until evening, that I may avenge myself on my enemies." So none of the people tasted any food.
• 1 Sam 18:17 : 17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as your wife: only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
• 2 Sam 17:8-9 : 8 For, said Hushai, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and are angry in their minds, as a bear robbed of her cubs in the field: and your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. 9 Behold, he is hidden now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are overthrown at the first, that whoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. 10 And he also who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt: for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men. 11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
• 1 Sam 17:26 : 26 David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
• 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
• Exod 22:16-17 : 16 If a man entices a maid who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
• Josh 5:3 : 3 And Joshua made sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
• Gen 17:11-14 : 11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. 12 And he who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male child in your generations, he who is born in the house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised male child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.
• Gen 29:18 : 18 And Jacob loved Rachel and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.