Verse 17

And he returned to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han vendte alltid tilbake til Rama, for der bodde han. Der dømte han Israel og bygde et alter til Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hans retur var til Rama, for der var hans hus. Og der dømte han Israel, og han bygde et alter for Herren der.

• Norsk King James

  Han reiste tilbake til Rama, for der var hans hus; og der dømte han Israel, og der bygde han et alter til Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så vendte han tilbake til Rama, for der bodde han, og der dømte han Israel; og han bygget et alter for Herren der.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han vendte så tilbake til Rama, hvor hans hjem var. Der dømte han Israel og reiste et alter for Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og hans retur var til Rama, for der var hans hus; og der dømte han Israel, og der bygde han et alter for Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hans hjemkomst var til Ramah, for der lå hans hus; der dømte han Israel og bygde et alter til Herren.

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

  Og hans retur var til Rama, for der var hans hus; og der dømte han Israel, og der bygde han et alter for Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så vendte han tilbake til Rama, for der var hans hjem. Der dømte han Israel, og der bygde han et alter for Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men han vendte alltid tilbake til Rama, for der bodde han, og der dømte han Israel. Han bygde også et alter der for Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han kom tilbage til Rama, thi der var hans Huus, og der dømte han Israel; og han byggede der Herren et Alter.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han vendte tilbake til Rama, for der bodde han, og der dømte han Israel. Der bygde han også et alter for Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hans hjem reise var til Rama, for der var huset hans; der dømte han Israel, og der bygde han et alter for Yahweh.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han vendte tilbake til Rama, for der var huset hans, og der dømte han Israel, og han bygde der et alter for Jehova.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hans hjem var i Rama, og der dømte han Israel, og der bygde han et alter for Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hans base var i Rama, der hans hus var; der var han dommer over Israel, og der bygde han et alter for Herren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  he came agayne vnto Ramath for there was his house, & there he iudged Israel, & builded an altare there vnto ye LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Afterward hee returned to Ramah: for there was his house, and there he iudged Israel: also he built an altar there vnto the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And came againe to Rama, for there was his house, and there he iudged Israel also, & there he buylt an aulter vnto the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And his return [was] to Ramah; for there [was] his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and his returning `is' to Ramath, for there `is' his house, and there he hath judged Israel, and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged Israel there and built an altar to the LORD there.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 1:19 : 19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house at Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.
• 1 Sam 8:4 : 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together, and came to Samuel at Ramah,
• 1 Sam 1:1 : 1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
• 1 Sam 11:15 : 15 And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal, and there they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
• 1 Sam 19:18-23 : 18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived in Naioth. 19 And it was told to Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told to Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. 22 Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And someone said, Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went there to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
• 1 Kgs 18:30-36 : 30 And Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me. And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be your name: 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench around the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time. 35 And the water ran around the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.
• Gen 12:7-8 : 7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your descendants will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him. 8 And he moved from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he built an altar to the LORD, and called on the name of the LORD.
• Gen 33:20 : 20 And he erected an altar there and called it El Elohe Israel.
• Gen 35:7 : 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
• Judg 21:4-5 : 4 And it came to pass on the next day, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 And the children of Israel said, Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come up with the congregation to the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him who did not come up to the LORD at Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.