Verse 21

The matter is not so; but a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. The woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ikke slik er saken. En mann fra Efraims fjell, Sjeba, sønn av Bikri, har reist hånden mot kong David. Gi ham til meg alene, så vil jeg trekke meg tilbake fra byen.' Kvinnen sa til Joab: 'Se, hans hode skal kastes over muren til deg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Saken er ikke slik. Men en mann fra Efraims fjell, som heter Seba, Bikris sønn, har løftet sin hånd mot kongen, mot David. Overgi ham alene, så skal jeg forlate byen. Og kvinnen sa til Joab: Se, hans hode skal bli kastet over muren til deg.

• Norsk King James

  Saken er ikke slik: men en mann fra Efraim-fjellene, ved navn Sheba, sønn av Bichri, har løftet sin hånd mot kongen, selv mot David; overlever ham bare til oss, så vil jeg dra bort fra byen. Og kvinnen sa til Joab: Se, hans hode skal bli kastet til deg over muren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Slik er det ikke, men en mann fra Efraims fjell, ved navn Seba, Bikris sønn, har reist seg mot kongen, mot David. Gi ham til meg, så skal jeg forlate byen.» Kvinnen sa til Joab: «Hans hode skal kastes til deg over muren.»

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Slik er det ikke. En mann fra Efraims fjell, som heter Sjeba, sønn av Bikri, har reist sin hånd mot kongen, mot David. Overgi ham alene, så vil jeg dra bort fra byen.' Kvinnen sa til Joab: 'Se, hans hode vil bli kastet til deg over muren.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Slik er det ikke, men en mann fra Efraim-fjellene, ved navn Seba, sønn av Bikri, har løftet hånden mot kongen, mot David. Overgi bare ham, så skal jeg dra bort fra byen. Kvinnen sa til Joab: Se, hans hode skal bli kastet over muren til deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Saken er en annen. En mann fra Efraims fjell, ved navn Sheba, sønn av Bichri, har løftet sin hånd mot kongen, mot David selv. Bare fang ham, så vil jeg forlate byen.» Da sa kvinnen til Joab: «Se, hans hode skal kastes over muren til deg.»

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

  Slik er det ikke, men en mann fra Efraim-fjellene, ved navn Seba, sønn av Bikri, har løftet hånden mot kongen, mot David. Overgi bare ham, så skal jeg dra bort fra byen. Kvinnen sa til Joab: Se, hans hode skal bli kastet over muren til deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så er det ikke, men en mann fra Efraim-fjellet, ved navn Sjeba, sønn av Bikri, har løftet sin hånd mot kong David. Gi ham alene til meg, så vil jeg trekke meg bort fra byen." Kvinnen sa til Joab: "Se, hans hode skal kastes til deg over muren."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  That is not the case. A man named Sheba, son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has raised his hand against King David. Hand him over, and I will withdraw from the city." The woman said to Joab, "His head will be thrown to you from the wall."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Saken er at en mann fra Efraims fjelland, som heter Sjeba, sønn av Bikri, har løftet hånden mot kong David. Bare overgi ham, så vil jeg trekke meg tilbake fra byen.' Kvinnen sa til Joab: 'Hans hode skal kastes over muren til deg.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den Handel har sig ikke saaledes; men en Mand af Ephraims Bjerg, hvis Navn er Seba, Bichri Søn, haver opløftet sin Haand imod Kongen, imod David; giver (mig) ham alene, saa vil jeg drage fra Staden; og Qvinden sagde til Joab: See, hans Hoved skal kastes til dig over Muren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Saken er slik: En mann fra fjellet Efraim som heter Seba, sønn av Bikri, har løftet hånden mot kongen, mot David. Overgi ham alene, så vil jeg dra bort fra byen.» Kvinnen sa til Joab: «Se, hans hode skal kastes til deg over muren.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det er ikke slik: men en mann fra Efraims høyland, ved navn Sjeba, sønn av Bikri, har løftet sin hånd mot kongen, mot David. Overgi ham alene, så vil jeg dra bort fra byen. Kvinnen sa til Joab: Se, hans hode skal bli kastet til deg over muren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Slik er saken: En mann fra Efraims fjellområde, ved navn Sjeba, sønn av Bikri, har løftet hånden mot kongen, mot David. Gi ham opp alene, så drar jeg bort fra byen.' Kvinnen sa til Joab: 'Hans hode skal kastet over muren til deg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Slik er det ikke: Men en mann fra Efraims fjelland, Sjeba, sønn av Bikri, har reist seg mot kongen, ja, mot David. Overgi ham alene, så vil jeg forlate byen. Kvinnen sa til Joab: Se, hans hode skal bli kastet ned til deg over muren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det er ikke slik; men en mann fra Efraims høyland, ved navn Seba, sønn av Bikri, har reist seg mot kongen, mot David. Gi ham alene opp, så skal jeg forlate byen. Kvinnen sa til Joab: Hans hode skal bli kastet over muren til deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The matter is not so, but a certayne man of mount Ephraim named Seba the sonne of Bichri, hath lifte vp him selfe agaynst kynge Dauid, delyuer him onely, and I wyl departe from the cite. The woman sayde vnto Ioab: Beholde, his heade shal be cast vnto the ouer the wall.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The matter is not so, but a man of mout Ephraim (Sheba ye sonne of Bichri by name) hath lift vp his had against ye King, euen against Dauid: deliuer vs him onely, and I will depart from the citie; the woman saide vnto Ioab, Beholde, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The matter is not so: But a man of mount Ephraim (Seba the sonne of Bichri by name) hath lyft vp his hand against the king, euen against Dauid: Delyuer vs him onely, & I wyll depart from the citie. And the woman said vnto Ioab: Behold, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The matter [is] not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, [even] against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. The woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The matter `is' not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim -- Sheba son of Bichri his name -- hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.' And the woman saith unto Joab, `Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wall to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city." The woman said to Joab, "Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  That’s not the way things are. There is a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Sheba son of Bicri. He has rebelled against King David. Give me just this one man, and I will leave the city.” The woman said to Joab,“This very minute his head will be thrown over the wall to you!”

Referenced Verses

• Josh 24:33 : 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that belonged to Phinehas his son, which was given him in Mount Ephraim.
• Judg 2:9 : 9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
• Judg 7:24 : 24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all Mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites and take before them the waters as far as Beth Barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah and Jordan.
• Judg 18:4-8 : 4 And he said to them, Thus and thus does Micah deal with me, and he has hired me, and I am his priest. 5 And they said to him, Please inquire of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be successful. 6 And the priest said to them, Go in peace; your way is before the LORD. 7 Then the five men departed and came to Laish, and saw the people that were there, how they dwelt securely like the Zidonians, quiet and secure, and there was no magistrate in the land to put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Zidonians and had no business with anyone. 8 And they came to their brethren in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, What do you say?
• 1 Sam 24:6 : 6 And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.
• 1 Sam 26:9 : 9 And David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?"
• 2 Sam 17:2-3 : 2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike the king only: 3 And I will bring back all the people to you: the man whom you seek is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
• 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew a trumpet and said, We have no part in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
• 2 Sam 23:18 : 18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
• 2 Kgs 5:22 : 22 And he said, All is well. My master has sent me, saying, Behold, now there have come to me from Mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: please give them a talent of silver, and two changes of clothing.
• 2 Kgs 10:7 : 7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.
• Jer 4:15 : 15 For a voice declares from Dan, and proclaims affliction from Mount Ephraim.
• Jer 50:19 : 19 And I will bring Israel again to his dwelling place, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied on Mount Ephraim and Gilead.