Verse 3

And he said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD, 'Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. It shall not be a burden on your shoulders. Serve now the LORD your God and His people Israel.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så sa han til levittene, som var dyktige til å undervise hele Israel og var viet til Herren: Sett den hellige paktens ark i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, kongen av Israel, har bygget. Dere skal ikke lenger bære den på skuldrene. Nå skal dere tjene Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han sa til levittene som lærte hele Israel og som var hellige for Herren: Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, Israels konge, bygde; den skal ikke være en byrde på skuldrene deres. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Norsk King James

  Og sa til levittene som underviste hele Israel: Sett den hellige pakten i templet som Salomo, Davids sønn, kongen av Israel, bygde; det skal ikke være en byrde for dere: Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han sa til levittene, som underviste hele Israel om de hellige ting for Herren: Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, Israels konge, bygde. Dere har ingen byrde å bære på skuldrene; tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han sa til levittene som lærte hele Israel og var hellige for Herren: "Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, sønn av David, Israels konge, bygde. Dere behøver ikke lenger å bære den på skuldrene. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han sa til levittene som underviste hele Israel, som var hellige for Herren: Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, sønn av David, Israels konge, bygde; den skal ikke lenger være en byrde på skuldrene deres. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han sa til levittene som underviste hele Israel, de som var hellige for HERREN: Legg den hellige ark inn i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn og Israels konge, bygde; den skal ikke være en byrde for dere. Tjen nå HERREN, deres Gud, og hans folk Israel.

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

  Og han sa til levittene som underviste hele Israel, som var hellige for Herren: Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, sønn av David, Israels konge, bygde; den skal ikke lenger være en byrde på skuldrene deres. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han sa til levittene, som lærte hele Israel, de som var hellige for Herren: Sett den hellige paktkisten i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, kongen av Israel, bygget. Dere trenger ikke lenger å bære den på skuldrene. Nå tjen Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He said to the Levites, who instructed all Israel and were consecrated to the LORD: 'Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David, king of Israel, built. You will no longer need to carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "2 Chronicles.35.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לַ֠לְוִיִּם הַמְּבִינִ֨ים לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַקְּדוֹשִׁ֣ים לַיהוָ֗ה תְּנ֤וּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן־הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ בַּ֠בַּיִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנָ֜ה שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה בֶן־דָּוִיד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵין־לָכֶ֥ם מַשָּׂ֖א בַּכָּתֵ֑ף עַתָּ֗ה עִבְדוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "And he *ʾāmar* to the *lĕwiyyim* the *bîn* to all *Yiśrāʾēl*, the *qādôš* to *YHWH*, *nātan* the *ʾărôn-haqqōdeš* in the *bayit* which *bānāh* *Šĕlōmōh* son of *Dāwid* *melek* *Yiśrāʾēl*, not to you *maśśāʾ* on the *kātēp*; now *ʿābad* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhîm* and his *ʿam* *Yiśrāʾēl*.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - said", "*lĕwiyyim*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Levites", "*bîn*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - causing to understand/teaching/instructing", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine plural - holy/consecrated/set apart", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*nātan*": "qal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - give/put/place", "*ʾărôn-haqqōdeš*": "compound noun, masculine singular - ark of holiness/holy ark", "*bayit*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition - in the house", "*bānāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - built", "*Šĕlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*melek*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*maśśāʾ*": "common noun, masculine singular - burden/load/carrying", "*kātēp*": "common noun, feminine singular - shoulder", "*ʿābad*": "qal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - serve/work for", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine plural possessive suffix - God/gods", "*ʿam*": "common noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - people" }, "variants": { "*bîn*": "teaching/instructing/enlightening/giving understanding", "*qādôš*": "holy/consecrated/set apart/sanctified", "*nātan*": "put/place/set", "*ʾărôn-haqqōdeš*": "holy ark/ark of holiness/sacred ark", "*maśśāʾ*": "burden/load/carrying/bearing", "*ʿābad*": "serve/worship/minister to" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han sa til levittene som lærte hele Israel, de som var helliget til Herren: «Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, Israels konge, bygde. Dere skal ikke lenger bære den på skuldrene. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde til Leviterne, som underviste al Israel om de hellige Ting for Herren: Sætter den hellige Ark i Huset, som Salomo, Davids Søn, Israels Konge, byggede; I have ingen Byrde (at bære) paa Skuldre; tjener nu Herren eders Gud og hans Folk Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han sa til levittene, som lærte hele Israel og var hellige for Herren: Sett den hellige arken i det huset som Salomon, Davids sønn, kongen av Israel, bygget. Den skal ikke være en byrde på skuldrene deres. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa til levittene som underviste hele Israel og var helliget til Herren: Sett den hellige arken i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, Israels konge, bygde. Dere skal ikke lenger bære den på skuldrene. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og han sa til levittene – som lærer hele Israel – helliget til Herren: ‘Sett den hellige arken inn i huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, kongen av Israel, bygde. Det er ikke en byrde for dere lenger. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud, og hans folk Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han sa til levittene som lærte hele Israel og var hellige for Herren: Sett den hellige arken i det huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, kongen av Israel, bygde; dere skal ikke lenger bære den på skuldrene. Tjen nå Herren deres Gud og hans folk Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han sa til levittene, som lærte hele Israel og var hellige for Herren: Se, den hellige paktsarken er i det huset som Salomo, Davids sønn, Israels konge, bygde; den trenger ikke lenger bæres på ryggen deres. Vær nå Herrens, deres Guds, tjenere og hans folk Israel,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde vnto the Leuites that taughte in all Israel, and were sanctified vnto ye LORDE: Put the holy Arke in the house that Salomon ye sonne of Dauid kynge of Israel dyd buylde. Ye shal beare it nomore vpon youre shulders. Se that ye serue now the LORDE youre God, and his people of Israel,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayd vnto the Leuites that taught all Israel and were sanctified vnto the Lorde, Put the holy Arke in the house which Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel did build: it shalbe no more a burden vpo your shoulders: serue now the Lord your God and his people Israel,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayd vnto the Leuites that taught all Israel, and were sanctified vnto the Lorde: Put the holy arke in the house whiche Solomon the sonne of Dauid king of Israel dyd buylde, it shalbe no more a burden vpon your shoulders: But now serue the Lord your God, and his people Israel:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; [it shall] not [be] a burden upon [your] shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden on your shoulders: now serve Yahweh your God, and his people Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and saith to the Levites -- who are teaching all Israel -- who are sanctified to Jehovah, `Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David king of Israel built; it is not to you a burden on the shoulder. `Now, serve Jehovah your God, and His people Israel,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders: now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to the Levites, the teachers of all Israel, who were holy to the Lord, See, the holy ark is in the house which Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel, made; it will no longer have to be transported on your backs: now be the servants of the Lord your God and his people Israel,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, "Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built. There shall no more be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve Yahweh your God, and his people Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He told the Levites, who instructed all Israel about things consecrated to the LORD,“Place the holy ark in the temple which King Solomon son of David of Israel built. Don’t carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and his people Israel!

Referenced Verses

• Deut 33:10 : 10 They shall teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law: they shall put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice upon your altar.
• 1 Chr 23:26 : 26 And also to the Levites; they shall no longer carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for its service.
• 2 Chr 5:7 : 7 And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.
• 2 Chr 17:8-9 : 8 And with them he sent Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. 9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
• 2 Chr 30:22 : 22 And Hezekiah spoke comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
• Mal 2:7 : 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
• 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
• Num 4:15-49 : 15 And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to move forward, after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. 16 And to the office of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, pertains the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and all that is in it, in the sanctuary, and in its vessels. 17 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 19 But do this for them, that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint every one to his service and to his burden: 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. 21 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, by their families, by the house of their fathers; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old, shall you number them; all that enter to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve and bear burdens: 25 And they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, its covering, and the covering of badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar all around, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve. 27 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and you shall appoint to them in charge all their burdens. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. 29 As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by the house of their fathers; 30 From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old you shall number them, every one that enters into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. 31 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets, 32 And the pillars of the court all around, and their sockets, and their pegs, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 34 And Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by the house of their fathers, 35 From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that enters into service, for work in the tabernacle of the congregation: 36 And those that were numbered by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that enters into service, for work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 40 Even those that were numbered by their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of the LORD. 42 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that enters into service, for work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 44 Even those that were numbered after their families, were three thousand two hundred. 45 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of Israel numbered, by their families, and by the house of their fathers, 47 From thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 48 Even those that were numbered of them were eight thousand five hundred and eighty. 49 According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus they were numbered, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Num 8:19 : 19 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the children of Israel, to perform the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel when they come near the sanctuary.
• Num 16:9-9 : 9 Does it seem like a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them? 10 And He has brought you near to Him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you: and do you seek the priesthood also?
• 2 Chr 34:14 : 14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.
• Neh 8:7-8 : 7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites helped the people to understand the law; and the people stood in their place. 8 So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
• 2 Chr 8:11 : 11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD has come.