Verse 27

And Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely by morning the people had gone up every man from pursuing his brother.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Joab svarte: "Så sant Gud lever, hvis ikke du hadde talt, ville folket ha sluttet å forfølge brødrene allerede i morges."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Joab svarte: «Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde talt, ville folket ha trukket seg tilbake hver fra sin bror allerede i morges.»

• Norsk King James

  Joab svarte: Så sant Gud lever, dersom du ikke hadde snakket, ville folket neste morgen ha reist hjem til hver sin bror.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Joab svarte: Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde ropt, ville mennene ha sluttet å forfølge brødrene sine i morges.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Joab svarte: Så sant Gud lever, hadde du ikke sagt dette, ville folket ha holdt opp med å forfølge sine brødre først i morgen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Joab svarte: Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde snakket, ville folket ha trukket seg tilbake om morgenen og ikke ha forfulgt sine brødre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Joab svarte: «Så sant Gud lever, hadde du ikke snakket, ville folket om morgenen allerede hatt slutt på å følge sine brødre.»

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

  Joab svarte: Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde snakket, ville folket ha trukket seg tilbake om morgenen og ikke ha forfulgt sine brødre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Joab svarte: «Så sant Gud lever, hadde du ikke talt, ville folket enda i dag ha fortsatt å forfølge sine brødre.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Joab answered, 'As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the people would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Joab svarte: 'Så sant Gud lever, hadde du ikke snakket, da ville folket ha sluttet å forfølge sine brødre allerede i morges.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Joab svarede: (Saa vist som) Gud lever, dersom du havde ikke talet, da havde Folket fra imorges af draget op, hver fra (at jage) efter sin Broder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Joab sa: Så sant Gud lever, hadde du ikke sagt noe, ville folket ha trukket seg tilbake fra sine brødre i morgen tidlig.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Joab svarte: Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde talt, ville folket ha dratt bort om morgenen og ikke forfulgt sine brødre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Joab sa: 'Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde talt, ville folket ha sluttet å forfølge sine brødre fra morgenen.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Joab sa: Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde talt, ville folkene ha holdt opp å forfølge sine brødre i morgen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Joab sa: Så sant Gud lever, hvis du ikke hadde snakket, ville folket ha fortsatt å forfølge sine brødre til morgenen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ioab sayde: As truly as God lyueth yf thou haddest sayde thus daye in the morninge, the people had ceassed euery one from his brother.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ioab sayde, As God liueth, if thou haddest not spoken, surely euen in the morning the people had departed euery one backe from his brother.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ioab sayde: As God lyueth, if thou haddest not spoken, suerly euen in the morning the people had departed, euery one from persecuting his brother.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed everyone his brother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joab saith, `God liveth! for unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from the morning had the people gone up each from after his brother.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Joab replied,“As surely as God lives, if you had not said this, it would have been morning before the people would have abandoned pursuit of their brothers!”

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.
• 2 Sam 2:14 : 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and compete before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
• Job 27:2 : 2 As God lives, who has taken away my justice, and the Almighty, who has troubled my soul;
• Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.
• 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.
• Prov 20:18 : 18 Every purpose is established by counsel, and with good advice make war.
• Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
• Isa 47:7 : 7 And you said, 'I shall be a lady forever,' so that you did not lay these things to heart, nor remember their end.
• Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and desires conditions of peace.