Verse 25

At the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the LORD; so the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  I begynnelsen av deres bosetting der fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av innbyggerne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det skjedde i begynnelsen av deres bosetting der, at de fryktet ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, og de drepte noen av dem.

• Norsk King James

  Og slik var det i begynnelsen av deres opphold der at de fryktet ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem som drepte noen av dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da de begynte å bo der, fryktet de ikke Herren; derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men da de først bodde der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Så Herren sendte løver blant dem, og løvene drepte noen av dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og det skjedde i begynnelsen av deres opphold der, at de ikke fryktet Herren, derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  I begynnelsen av deres bosetting der fryktet de ikke HERREN, og derfor sendte HERREN løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

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

  Og det skjedde i begynnelsen av deres opphold der, at de ikke fryktet Herren, derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men fordi de ikke fryktet Herren da de først begynte å bo der, sendte Herren løver blant dem, og de drepte noen av dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da de først begynte å bo der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, og løvene drepte dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede, der de begyndte at boe der, at de ikke frygtede Herren; da sendte Herren Løver iblandt dem, og disse dræbte (Nogle) af dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men ved begynnelsen av deres bosetning der fryktet de ikke Herren; derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, og de drepte noen av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det skjedde da de begynte å bo der, at de ikke fryktet Herren: derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ved begynnelsen av deres bosetning fryktet de ikke Herren, og Herren sendte løver blant dem, og de drepte dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da de begynte å bo der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da de først bodde der, fryktet de ikke Herren. Derfor sendte Herren løver blant dem, som drepte noen av dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But wha they begane to dwell there, & feared not ye LORDE, the LORDE sent lyons amoge the, which slewe them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slewe them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it fortuned, that at the beginning of their dwelling there, they feared not the Lorde, and the Lorde sent lions among them, which slue them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, [that] they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew [some] of them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn't fear Yahweh: therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when first they were living there they did not give worship to the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, causing the death of some of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn't fear Yahweh: therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When they first moved in, they did not worship the LORD. So the LORD sent lions among them and the lions were killing them.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 17:32 : 32 They feared the LORD and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places.
• 2 Kgs 17:34 : 34 To this day they continue practicing their former habits: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow his statutes, or his ordinances, or the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
• 2 Kgs 17:41 : 41 These nations feared the LORD, yet served their carved images. Their children and their children's children have continued doing as their fathers did, to this day.
• Jer 5:6 : 6 Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: everyone that goes out from there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings have increased.
• Jer 10:7 : 7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? for it belongs to you: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you.
• Jer 15:3 : 3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, says the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
• Ezek 14:15 : 15 If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, so that it is desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:
• Ezek 14:21 : 21 For thus says the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
• Dan 6:26 : 26 I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be until the end.
• Jonah 1:9 : 9 And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.
• Josh 22:25 : 25 For the LORD has made the Jordan a border between us and you, children of Reuben and children of Gad; you have no part in the LORD. So your children might make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 13:24 : 24 And when he was gone, a lion met him on the way, and killed him: and his corpse was cast in the way, and the donkey stood by it, the lion also stood by the corpse.
• 1 Kgs 20:36 : 36 Then he said to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall slay you. And as soon as he departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
• 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them.
• 2 Kgs 17:28 : 28 So one of the priests who had been carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.