Verse 20

That which is altogether just you shall follow, that you may live, and inherit the land which the LORD your God gives you.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Rettferdighet, rettferdighet skal du jage etter, så du kan leve og eie det landet Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Du skal strebe etter det som er aldeles rett, så du kan leve og arve landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Norsk King James

    Det som er helt rettferdig, skal du følge, for at du må leve, og arve landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Rettferd, rettferd skal du følge for at du skal leve og eie landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Rettferdighet, rettferdighet skal du forfølge, så du kan leve og ta i eie det landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Rettferdighet, kun rettferdighet, skal du søke, så du kan leve og eie det landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Du skal følge alt som er rettferdig, for at du skal leve og arve landet som HERREN, din Gud, gir deg.

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

    Rettferdighet, kun rettferdighet, skal du søke, så du kan leve og eie det landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Rettferdighet, rettferdighet skal du forfølge, så du kan leve og eie landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

  • biblecontext

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  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Rettferdighet, ja rettferdighet skal du jage, for at du kan leve og arve det landet Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Ret, Ret skal du efterjage, at du maa leve og eie det Land, som Herren din Gud giver dig.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Du skal følge det som er helt rettferdig, slik at du kan leve og ta i eie det landet Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Du skal følge det som er fullt rettferdig, så du kan leve og arve landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Rettskaffenhet—rettskaffenhet skal du følge, slik at du kan leve og eie landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Det som er helt rettferdig, skal du følge, for at du kan leve og arve landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    La rettferdighet være din rettesnor, slik at du kan få liv, og ta som din arv det landet som Herren din Gud gir deg.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But in all thinge folowe righteousnesse, that thou mayst lyue and enioye the londe which the Lord thi God geueth the.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Loke what righte is, yt shalt thou folowe, that thou mayest lyue & possesse the londe, which the LORDE thy God shal geue the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    That which is iust and right shalt thou follow, that thou maiest liue, & possesse the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    That which is iust and ryght shalt thou folowe, that thou mayst lyue, and enioy the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    That which is altogether just shall you follow, that you may live, and inherit the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Righteousness -- righteousness thou dost pursue, so that thou livest, and hast possessed the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Let righteousness be your guide, so that you may have life, and take for your heritage the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live, and inherit the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You must pursue justice alone so that you may live and inherit the land the LORD your God is giving you.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 4:1 : 1 Now therefore listen, O Israel, to the statutes and the judgments, which I teach you, to do them, that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers gives you.
  • Deut 25:13-16 : 13 You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small. 14 You shall not have in your house differing measures, a large and a small. 15 But you shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shall you have, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you. 16 For all who do such things, and all who act unrighteously, are an abomination to the LORD your God.
  • Ezek 18:5 : 5 But if a man is just and does what is lawful and right,
  • Ezek 18:9 : 9 Has walked in My statutes, and has kept My judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.
  • Mic 6:8 : 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
  • Rom 10:5 : 5 For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, that the man who does those things shall live by them.
  • Phil 4:8 : 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.