Verse 16

But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.'

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kongen skal ikke ha mange hester, og han skal ikke føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg flere hester, for Herren har sagt til dere: ‘Dere skal aldri mer vende tilbake den veien.’

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men han skal ikke ha mange hester, og han skal ikke få folket til å vende tilbake til Egypt for å få mange hester; for Herren har sagt til deg: Dere skal aldri mer vende tilbake den veien.

• Norsk King James

  Men han skal ikke øke antallet hester til seg selv, eller la folket vende tilbake til Egypt for å få flere hester; for Herren har sagt til dere: Dere skal ikke vende tilbake den veien mer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han skal ikke holde mange hester og ikke føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg mange hester, for Herren har sagt dere at dere aldri igjen skal vende tilbake den veien.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men han skal ikke skaffe seg mange hester, og han skal ikke føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å få mange hester, for Herren har sagt til dere: Dere skal aldri mer vende tilbake den veien.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men han skal ikke skaffe seg mange hester, og han skal ikke få folket til å dra tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg mange hester, for Herren har sagt til dere: Dere skal aldri mer vende tilbake den veien.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han skal imidlertid ikke samle for mange hester til seg, eller føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å øke hestestammen, for HERREN har sagt: «Fra nå av skal dere ikke vende tilbake den veien.»

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

  Men han skal ikke skaffe seg mange hester, og han skal ikke få folket til å dra tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg mange hester, for Herren har sagt til dere: Dere skal aldri mer vende tilbake den veien.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men han skal ikke ha mange hester og ikke føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg flere hester, for Herren har sagt til dere: 'Dere skal aldri mer vende tilbake den veien.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The king must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses, for the LORD has told you, 'You are not to go back that way again.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kun skal han ikke skaffe seg mange hester, og han skal ikke føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg mange hester, for Herren har sagt dere: 'Dere skal aldri vende tilbake den veien igjen.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Aleneste han skal ikke holde mange Heste, og ikke komme Folket til at drage tilbage til Ægypten, for at hente mange Heste; thi Herren haver sagt eder: I skulle ikke herefter ydermere drage tilbage ad denne Vei.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men han skal ikke skaffe seg mange hester, og han skal ikke føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg mange hester, for Herren har sagt til dere, 'Dere skal ikke vende tilbake den veien igjen.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han skal bare ikke skaffe seg mange hester, og ikke føre folket tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg flere hester; for Herren har sagt til dere: ‘Dere skal aldri mer dra den veien igjen.’

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Bare, han skal ikke skaffe seg mange hester, heller ikke få folket til å vende tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe seg mange hester, for Herren har sagt til dere: Dere skal aldri komme tilbake den veien mer.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men han skal ikke ha for mange hester for seg selv, og han skal ikke få folket til å vende tilbake til Egypt for å ha mange hester; for Herren har sagt til dere: Dere skal aldri mer vende tilbake den veien.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han skal ikke samle en stor hær av hester for seg selv, eller få folket til å dra tilbake til Egypt for å skaffe hester for ham: fordi Herren har sagt, Dere skal aldri igjen dra den veien.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But in ani wyse let hi not holde to many horsses, that he bringe not the people agayne to Egipte thorow the multitude of horsses, for as moch as the Lorde hath sayed vnto you: ye shall hence forth goo no moare agayne that waye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Onely let him not haue many horses, yt he brynge not ye people againe in to Egipte thorow ye multitude of horses, for as moch as ye LORDE hath sayde vnto you, that from hence forth ye shulde come nomore this waye agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In any wise he shall not prepare him many horses, nor bring the people againe to Egypt, for to encrease the number of horses, seeing the Lord hath sayd vnto you, Ye shal henceforth goe no more againe that way.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But he shall not multiplie horses to hym selfe, nor bryng the people agayne to Egypt to increase the number of horses: forasmuch as the Lorde hath sayde vnto you, ye shall hencefoorth go no more agayne that way.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; because Yahweh has said to you, You shall henceforth return no more that way.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Only, he doth not multiply to himself horses, nor cause the people to turn back to Egypt, so as to multiply horses, seeing Jehovah hath said to you, Ye do not add to turn back in this way any more.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; forasmuch as Jehovah hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he is not to get together a great army of horses for himself, or make the people go back to Egypt to get horses for him: because the Lord has said, You will never again go back that way.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; because Yahweh has said to you, "You shall not go back that way again."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or allow the people to return to Egypt to do so, for the LORD has said you must never again return that way.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 28:68 : 68 And the LORD shall bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spoke unto you, You shall see it no more again: and there you shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
• Exod 13:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest perhaps the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:
• 1 Kgs 4:26 : 26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
• Ezek 17:15 : 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? Shall he escape who does such things? Or shall he break the covenant and be delivered?
• Hos 11:5 : 5 He shall not return to the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
• Ps 20:7 : 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
• 1 Kgs 10:26-28 : 26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar made he as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland. 28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
• Exod 14:13 : 13 And Moses said to the people, Do not fear, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall see them again no more forever.
• Num 14:3-4 : 3 Why has the LORD brought us to this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be prey? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt? 4 And they said to one another, Let us choose a captain, and let us return to Egypt.
• 2 Chr 9:25 : 25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
• 1 Sam 8:11 : 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for his own use, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
• 2 Sam 8:4 : 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough for a hundred chariots.
• 1 Kgs 1:5 : 5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
• Isa 31:1-3 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help; and rely on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD! 2 Yet He also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back His words: but will rise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who practice iniquity. 3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both he who helps will fall, and he who is helped will fall down, and they all will fail together.
• Isa 36:8-9 : 8 Now therefore, I urge you, give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to put riders on them. 9 How then will you turn away one captain of the least of my master's servants and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• Jer 42:14-16 : 14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: 15 And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, you remnant of Judah; Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If you wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to live there; 16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which you feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, of which you were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.
• Hos 14:3 : 3 Assyria will not save us; we will not ride on horses: neither will we say anymore to the work of our hands, You are our gods: for in you the orphan finds mercy.