Verse 21

If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter from your herd and from your flock which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat in your gates whatever your soul desires.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis stedet som Herren din Gud velger for å sette sitt navn der, er for langt borte fra deg, kan du slakte av ditt storfe og småfe som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og spise det innenfor dine porter etter ditt ønske.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvis stedet som Herren din Gud har valgt for å sette sitt navn der, er for langt fra deg, så kan du slakte av dine storfe og småfe, som Herren har gitt deg, på den måten jeg har befalt deg, og du kan spise innen dine porter hva din sjel ønsker.

• Norsk King James

  Hvis det stedet som Herren deres Gud har valgt for å sette sitt navn der er for langt fra dere, da skal dere slakte av buskapen og flokken som Herren har gitt dere, som jeg har befalt dere, og dere skal spise i portene deres hva sjelen deres ønsker etter.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men hvis stedet som Herren din Gud har valgt for å sette sitt navn på, er langt borte for deg, kan du slakte fra din buskap, som Herren har gitt deg, etter ordrene jeg har gitt deg, og spise i byen din alt du ønsker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvis det stedet Herren din Gud velger å la sitt navn bo der, er langt borte fra deg, kan du slakte av dine storfe og småfe som Herren har gitt deg, i henhold til det jeg har befalt deg, og spise dem innen dine porter etter din sjels lyst.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis stedet som Herren din Gud har valgt for å la sitt navn bo der er for langt borte fra deg, da kan du slakte av din buskap og hjorder, som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og du kan spise innenfor dine porter hva som helst din sjel begjærer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om det stedet som HERREN, deres Gud, har utpekt for å sette sitt navn befinner seg for langt unna, skal dere slakte av den flokk og de husdyr som HERREN har gitt dere, slik jeg har befalt, og ved deres porter kan dere spise alt kjøtt deres hjerter begjærer.

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

  Hvis stedet som Herren din Gud har valgt for å la sitt navn bo der er for langt borte fra deg, da kan du slakte av din buskap og hjorder, som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og du kan spise innenfor dine porter hva som helst din sjel begjærer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis stedet som Herren din Gud velger å la sitt navn bo på, er langt fra deg, kan du slakte av storfeet og småfeet ditt som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og du kan spise det innenfor dine byer så mye du ønsker.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, you may slaughter from your herds and flocks that the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you, and eat within your gates as much as you desire.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvis stedet som Herren din Gud velger for å sette sitt navn er langt fra deg, kan du slakte av storfeet og småfeet som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og spise dem innenfor dine porter etter alt ditt hjerte begjærer.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men er det Sted langt fra dig, som Herren din Gud haver udvalgt til der at sætte sit Navn, da skal du slagte af dit store Qvæg og af dit smaae Qvæg, som Herren haver givet dig, ligesom jeg haver budet dig, og æde det inden dine Porte efter al din Sjæls Lyst.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have command thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis det stedet som Herren din Gud har valgt å sette sitt navn der, er for langt borte fra deg, så skal du slakte av buskapen din og småfeet ditt som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og du kan spise innenfor dine porter, så mye som din sjel ønsker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis det stedet som Herren din Gud velger for å sette sitt navn der, er for langt borte fra deg, da kan du slakte av ditt storfe og småfe som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og du kan spise innenfor dine porter etter all din sjels lyst.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvis stedet hvor Herren din Gud velger å sette sitt navn er langt fra deg, kan du slakte av din buskap og flokk, som Herren har gitt deg, som jeg har befalt deg, og spise det innenfor dine porter, så mye sjelen din begjærer.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis stedet Herren deres Gud velger for å sette sitt navn der er for langt borte fra dere, kan dere slakte av storfeet og småfeet som Herren har gitt dere, i tråd med det jeg har befalt dere, og dere kan spise innenfor portene, etter all den lyst dere har.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om stedet som Herren din Gud har utpekt som hvilested for sitt navn er langt fra deg, da skal du ta av dyrene i buskapen og flokken som Herren har gitt deg, slik jeg har befalt deg, og ha et måltid av det i de byene hvor du bor.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to put his name there be to ferre from the, then thou mayst kylle of thi oxen and of thi shepe which the Lorde hath geuen the as I haue commaunded the and thou mayst eate in thine awne citie what soeuer thi soule lusteth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf the place that the LORDE thy God hath chosen (to let his name be there) be farre from the, then kyll of yi oxen and of thy shepe, which the LORDE hath geuen the, as he hath commaunded the, and eate it within thy gates acordinge to all ye desyre of thy soule.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his Name there, be farre from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy bullockes, and of thy sheepe which the Lorde hath giuen thee, as I haue commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates, whatsoeuer thine heart desireth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If the place whiche the Lorde thy God hath chosen to put his name there, be to farre from thee, then thou shalt kil of thy oxen and of thy sheepe which the Lord gath geuen thee, as I haue commaunded thee, and thou shalt eate in thyne owne citie whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to put his name there, be too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `When the place is far from thee which Jehovah thy God doth choose to put His name there, then thou hast sacrificed of thy herd and of thy flock which Jehovah hath given to thee, as I have commanded thee, and hast eaten within thy gates, of all the desire of thy soul;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to put his name there, be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which Jehovah hath given thee, as I have commanded thee; and thou mayest eat within thy gates, after all the desire of thy soul.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If the place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place for his name is far away from you, then take from your herds and from your flocks which the Lord has given you, as I have said, and have a meal of it in the towns where you may be living.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to put his name there, is too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If the place he chooses to locate his name is too far for you, you may slaughter any of your herd and flock he has given you just as I have stipulated; you may eat them in your villages just as you wish.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 12:5 : 5 But you shall seek the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, to His habitation you shall come:
• Deut 12:11 : 11 Then there will be a place which the LORD your God will choose to make His name dwell there; there you shall bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the heave offerings of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to the LORD:
• Deut 12:15 : 15 Yet you may slaughter and eat flesh inside all your gates, whatever your soul desires, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you: the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and the deer.
• Deut 14:23-24 : 23 And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place which He shall choose to place His name there, the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks; that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. 24 And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it; or if the place is too far from you, which the LORD your God shall choose to set His name there, when the LORD your God has blessed you:
• Deut 16:6 : 6 But at the place which the LORD your God shall choose to place His name in, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at evening, at the going down of the sun, at the season that you came out of Egypt.
• Deut 16:11 : 11 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite that is within your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD your God has chosen to place His name there.
• Deut 26:2 : 2 That you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which you shall bring of your land that the LORD your God gives you, and shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which the LORD your God shall choose to place his name there.
• 1 Kgs 14:21 : 21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
• 2 Chr 12:13 : 13 So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.
• Ezra 6:12 : 12 And may the God who has caused His name to dwell there destroy all kings and people who attempt to alter or destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made a decree; let it be done swiftly.
• Exod 20:24 : 24 An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name, I will come to you, and I will bless you.