Verse 19

And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and give birth before the midwives come to them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: «De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske; de er sterke. Før jordmoren kommer til dem, har de allerede født.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jordmødrene sa til farao: De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske; de er sterke. Før jordmoren kommer til dem, har de allerede født.

• Norsk King James

  Og jordmødrene sa til Farao: Fordi de hebraiske kvinnene ikke er som de egyptiske kvinner; for de er sterke, og de føder før jordmødrene rekker frem til dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske kvinnene, de er sterke, og de føder før jordmoren rekker frem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske; de er livskraftige og føder før jordmoren kommer til dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske kvinnene; de er livlige og føder før jordmoren kommer til dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jordemødrene svarte Farao: 'Det er fordi de hebraiske kvinnene ikke er som de egyptiske. De er livlige og føder før jordemødrene rekker å komme til dem.'

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

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske kvinnene; de er livlige og føder før jordmoren kommer til dem.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jordmødrene sa til farao: «De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske kvinnene, for de er livskraftige og har født før jordmoren kommer til dem.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The midwives answered Pharaoh, "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Jordmødrene sa til farao: 'Fordi de hebraiske kvinnene ikke er som de egyptiske kvinnene, de er livskraftige og føder før jordmoren kommer til dem.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jordemødrene svarede Pharao: Thi de ebraiske ere ikke som de ægyptiske Qvinder, men de ere stærke; førend Jordemoderen kommer til dem, da have de født.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: Fordi de hebraiske kvinnene ikke er som de egyptiske kvinnene; de er sterke og føder før jordmoren rekker å komme til dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jordmødrene sa til Farao: «De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske kvinnene; de er kraftige og føder før jordmoren kommer til dem.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: 'De hebraiske kvinnene er ikke som de egyptiske kvinnene, for de er livlige; de føder før jordmoren rekker å komme til dem.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jordmødrene svarte farao: Hebraiske kvinner er ikke som egyptiske kvinner; de er livlige og føder før jordmoren kommer til dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de sa til Farao: Fordi de hebraiske kvinnene ikke er som de egyptiske, de er sterke, og føder før vi kommer til dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the mydwiues answered Pharao, that the Ebrues wemen were not as the wemen of Egipte: but were sturdie women, and were delyuered yer the midwyues came at them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The mydwyues answered Pharao: The wemen of the Hebrues are not as the wemen of Egipte, for they are sturdy wemen: or euer the mydwyues come at them, they are delyuered.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the midwiues answered Pharaoh, Because the Ebrewe women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are liuely, and are deliuered yer the midwife come at them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the mydwyfes aunswered Pharao: that ye Hebrues women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are more liuely women, and are deliuered yer the mydwyfes come at them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women; for they [are] lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women aren't like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, `Because the Hebrew women `are' not as the Egyptian women, for they `are' lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them -- they have borne!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women aren't like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The midwives said to Pharaoh,“Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women– for the Hebrew women are vigorous; they give birth before the midwife gets to them!”

Referenced Verses

• Josh 2:4-9 : 4 And the woman took the two men and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I did not know where they were from: 5 And it came to pass about the time of closing the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: where the men went I do not know: pursue after them quickly; for you shall overtake them. 6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate. 8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. 12 Now therefore, I pray, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 13 And that you will save my father, and my mother, and my brothers, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. 14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you do not reveal this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you. 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers return: and afterward you may go your way. 17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear. 18 Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household, home unto you. 19 And it shall be, that whoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 20 And if you reveal this our business, then we will be released from your oath which you have made us swear. 21 And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 23 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: 24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD has delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.
• 1 Sam 21:2 : 2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a matter, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
• 2 Sam 17:19-20 : 19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn on it; and the thing was not known. 20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.