Verse 16

They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  'De var en mur rundt oss natt og dag hele tiden vi var hos dem og gjette sauene.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De var en mur for oss både natt og dag, alle dager vi var med dem og gjette småfeet.

• Norsk King James

  De var som en mur for oss både om natten og om dagen, så lenge vi var med dem og passet på sauene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De har vært som en mur rundt oss natt og dag mens vi passet på sauene.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De var en mur for oss, både natt og dag, så lenge vi holdt på med å gjete flokken deres.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De var en mur for oss både om natten og om dagen, hele tiden vi var sammen med dem og gjetet sauene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «De var som en mur for oss både natt og dag, mens vi passet sauene sammen med dem.»

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

  De var en mur for oss både om natten og om dagen, hele tiden vi var sammen med dem og gjetet sauene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De var som en mur rundt oss, både natt og dag, hele tiden vi holdt på med saueflokken nær dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They were a wall of protection around us, both night and day, the whole time we were with them tending the sheep.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De var en mur rundt oss både natt og dag, hele tiden vi gjette sauene med dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  De have været en Muur for os baade Nat og Dag, alle de Dage, vi vare hos dem og vogtede Faarene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De var som en mur for oss både natt og dag, hele tiden vi var med dem og gjetet sauene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De var en mur for oss, både natt og dag, hele tiden vi passet sauene hos dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De var som en mur rundt oss både natt og dag, alle de dagene vi var med dem for å passe flokken.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De var som en mur omkring oss både dag og natt, så lenge vi var sammen med dem og gjette sauene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De var som en mur omkring oss både natt og dag, mens vi var med dem og voktet sauene.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but they haue bene oure wall daye and nighte, as longe as we kepte the shepe by them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  They were as a wall vnto vs both by night & by day, all the while we were with them keeping sheepe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They were a wall vnto vs both by night and day, all the while we were with them keping sheepe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  they were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But day and night they were like a wall round us while we were with them, looking after the sheep.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

Referenced Verses

• Job 1:10 : 10 Have you not made a hedge around him, around his house, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
• Exod 14:22 : 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.
• Jer 15:20 : 20 And I will make you to this people a fortified brass wall: and they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you: for I am with you to save you and to deliver you, says the LORD.
• Zech 2:5 : 5 For I, says the LORD, will be a wall of fire around her, and will be the glory in her midst.