Verse 12

And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Om Benjamin sa han: ‘Herrens elskede skal bo trygt ved ham. Herren skjermer ham hele dagen lang, og han hviler mellom hans skuldre.’

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Om Benjamin sa han: Herrens kjære skal bo trygt ved Ham; Herren skal dekke ham hele dagen, og han skal bo mellom hans skuldre.

• Norsk King James

  Og av Benjamin sa han: Den elskede av Herren skal bo i trygghet ved ham; og Herren skal dekke ham hele dagen, og han skal bo mellom hans skuldre.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Til Benjamin sa han: Herrens kjære skal bo trygt hos ham. Han beskytter ham hele dagen, og han hviler mellom hans skuldre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Om Benjamin sa han: Herrens elskede skal bo trygt hos ham; han beskytter ham hele dagen, og han bor mellom hans skuldre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Om Benjamin sa han: Den elskede av Herren skal bo trygt ved ham; Herren skal dekke ham hele dagen, og han skal bo mellom hans skuldre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og om Benjamin sa han: Den elskede av Herren skal bo trygt ved ham; Herren skal dekke ham hele dagen, og han skal bo mellom hans skuldre.

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

  Om Benjamin sa han: Den elskede av Herren skal bo trygt ved ham; Herren skal dekke ham hele dagen, og han skal bo mellom hans skuldre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Benjamin sa han: Herrens kjære, han vil hvile trygt hos ham. Herren dekker ham hele dagen, og mellom hans skuldre bor han.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Of Benjamin he said: 'The beloved of the Lord will dwell securely beside Him; the Lord shields him all day long, and he rests between His shoulders.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.33.12", "source": "לְבִנְיָמִ֣ן אָמַ֔ר יְדִ֣יד יְהֹוָ֔ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶ֖טַח עָלָ֑יו חֹפֵ֤ף עָלָיו֙ כָּל־הַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥ין כְּתֵיפָ֖יו שָׁכֵֽן׃ ס", "text": "To-*Binyāmîn* *ʾāmar* *yədîd* *YHWH* *yiškōn* *lābeṭaḥ* upon-him *ḥōpēp* upon-him all-the-*yôm* and-between *kətêpâw* *šākēn*", "grammar": { "*lə-Binyāmîn*": "preposition + proper noun - to/for Benjamin", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*yədîd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - beloved of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*yiškōn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he dwells", "*lābeṭaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in safety", "*ʿālâw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*ḥōpēp*": "qal participle, masculine singular - covering/hovering", "*ʿālâw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him", "*kol-ha-yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - all the day", "*û-bên*": "conjunction + preposition - and between", "*kətêpâw*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his shoulders", "*šākēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling" }, "variants": { "*yədîd*": "beloved/darling/favorite", "*šākan*": "dwell/reside/abide", "*lābeṭaḥ*": "in safety/securely/confidently", "*ḥōpēp*": "covering/protecting/hovering over", "*kātēp*": "shoulder/side/slope" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Om Benjamin sa han: Herrens elskede skal bo trygt hos ham, dekke ham hele dagen, og han skal bo mellom hans skuldre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han sagde til Benjamin: Herrens Elskelige skal boe tryggeligen hos ham; han skal skjule over ham den ganske Dag, og han boede imellem hans Skuldre.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulrs.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om Benjamin sa han: Herrens elskede skal bo trygt hos ham; Herren skal dekke ham hele dagen, og han skal bo mellom hans skuldre.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Om Benjamin sa han: Herrens elskede skal bo trygt hos ham; han dekker ham hele dagen, han bor mellom hans skuldrer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Benjamin sa han: Herrens elskede hviler trygt hos ham, omfavner ham hver dag; hos ham hviler han mellom skuldrene.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Om Benjamin sa han: Herrens elskede skal bo trygt ved ham; han dekker ham hele dagen, og han hviler mellom hans skuldre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Om Benjamin sa han, Benjamin er Herrens kjære, han vil bli bevart trygt til alle tider; han vil bli dekket av Den Høyeste, hvilende mellom hans armer.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Vnto Ben Iamin he sayed: The Lordes derlynge shall dwell in saffetye by him and kepe him selfe in the hauen by hym contynually, and shall dwell betwene his shulders.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And to Ben Iamin he saide: The beloued of the LORDE shal dwell in hope on him: All the daye longe shal he wayte vpon him, and shal dwell betwene his shulders.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Of Beniamin he said, The beloued of the Lord shall dwell in safetie by him: the Lord shall couer him all the day long, and dwell betweene his shoulders.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And of Beniamin he sayde: The beloued of the Lorde shall dwell in safetie vpon hym, and the Lorde shall couer hym all the day long, and he shall dwell betweene his shoulders.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ [And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him; He covers him all the day long, He dwells between his shoulders.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Of Benjamin he said: -- The beloved of Jehovah doth tabernacle confidently by him, Covering him over all the day; Yea, between his shoulders He doth tabernacle.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him; He covereth him all the day long, And he dwelleth between his shoulders.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And of Benjamin he said, Benjamin is the loved one of the Lord, he will be kept safe at all times; he will be covered by the Most High, resting between his arms.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Blessing on Benjamin Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the LORD will live safely by him; he protects him all the time, and the LORD places him on his chest.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 28:12 : 12 And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the children of Israel, and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD on his two shoulders as a memorial.
• Deut 12:10 : 10 But when you cross over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to inherit, and when He gives you rest from all your enemies around you, so that you live in safety;
• Deut 33:27-29 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall drive out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them. 28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be on a land of grain and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. 29 Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your majesty! And your enemies shall be found liars to you; and you shall tread upon their high places.
• Josh 18:11-28 : 11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot was between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 12 Their border on the north side began at Jordan, and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the mountains westward, and ended at the wilderness of Bethaven. 13 Then the border went over from there toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Bethel) southward; and the border descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that lies on the south side of Lower Bethhoron. 14 The border was drawn there and encompassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill before Bethhoron southward, and ended at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter. 15 The south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went west and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah. 16 Then the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel. 17 It was drawn from the north, went forth to Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben. 18 It passed along the side opposite Arabah northward, and went down to Arabah. 19 The border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah northward. The end of the border was at the north bay of the Salt Sea at the south end of Jordan. This was the south coast. 20 And Jordan was its border on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, according to its boundaries all around, by their families. 21 The cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Bethhoglah, the valley of Keziz, 22 Betharabah, Zemaraim, Bethel, 23 Avim, Parah, Ophrah, 24 Chepharhaammonai, Ophni, Gaba—twelve cities with their villages: 25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, 26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah, 27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah, 28 Zelah, Eleph, Jebusi (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, Kirjath—fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
• Judg 1:21 : 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
• 1 Kgs 12:21 : 21 And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
• 2 Chr 11:1 : 1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.
• 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you are with Him; and if you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
• 2 Chr 17:17-19 : 17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields. 18 And beside him was Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war. 19 These served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
• Ps 91:4 : 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall trust: His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
• Ps 132:14 : 14 This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
• Isa 37:22 : 22 This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
• Isa 37:35 : 35 For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
• Isa 51:16 : 16 And I have put my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, 'You are my people.'
• Matt 23:37 : 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!