Verse 7

And the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Israels barn ble fruktbare og vokste seg store; de ble mange og mektige, og landet ble fullt av dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Israels barn var fruktbare, de økte i antall og ble meget sterke, og landet ble fylt av dem.

• Norsk King James

  Og Israels barn var fruktbare, de vokste innover i mengde, og de ble tallrike og mektige; landet var fylt med dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Israels barn var fruktbare, de ble mange og sterke, og landet ble fylt av dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Israels barn var fruktbare og økte overmåte, de formerte seg og ble meget tallrike, og landet ble fylt med dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Israels barn var fruktbare og formerte seg kraftig; de ble meget tallrike og fylte landet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Israels barn ble fruktbare; de økte i antall, multipliserte seg og vokste overveldende mektige, så landet ble fylt med dem.

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

  Men Israels barn var fruktbare og formerte seg kraftig; de ble meget tallrike og fylte landet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Israels barn var fruktbare og økte sterkt, de ble tallrike og meget mektige, så landet ble fullt av dem.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But the Israelites were fruitful, multiplied greatly, increased in number, and became exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Exodus.1.7", "source": "וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּר֧וּ וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֹתָֽם׃", "text": "And *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *pārû* and *way-yišrəṣû* and *way-yirbû* and *way-yaʿaṣmû* in *məʾōd* *məʾōd* and *wat-timmālē* the *ʾāreṣ* *ʾōtām*", "grammar": { "וּבְנֵ֣י": "conjunction *wə-* + noun, masculine plural construct - 'and sons of'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*pārû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd plural - 'they were fruitful'", "וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they teemed/swarmed'", "וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they multiplied'", "וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they became mighty'", "בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד": "preposition *bə-* + adverb repeated - 'exceedingly, very very much'", "וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and was filled'", "הָאָ֖רֶץ": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the land'", "אֹתָֽם": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'with them'" }, "variants": { "*pārû*": "were fruitful, bore fruit, increased", "*way-yišrəṣû*": "swarmed, teemed, increased abundantly, bred", "*way-yirbû*": "multiplied, became many, became numerous", "*way-yaʿaṣmû*": "became mighty, became strong, grew powerful", "*məʾōd məʾōd*": "exceedingly, very much, to a great degree", "*wat-timmālē*": "was filled, became full", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land, earth, ground, territory", "*ʾōtām*": "them, with them" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men Israels barn var fruktbare og økte sterkt i antall, de ble meget tallrike og fylte landet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Israels Børn bleve frugtbare og vrimlede, og bleve mangfoldige og vare ganske meget stærke, og Landet blev fuldt af dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed ceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Israels barn var fruktbare, de økte stort i antall og ble meget mektige, og landet ble fylt med dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Israels barn var fruktbare, de økte sterkt i antall og ble meget mektige; og landet ble fylt av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Israels barn var fruktbare og formert seg, og de ble svært tallrike og sterke, og landet ble fullt av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Israels barn var fruktbare, de formerte seg, ble veldig mange, og landet ble fylt av dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Israels barn var fruktbare, de økte sterkt i antall og makt; og landet var fullt av dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  the children of Israel grewe, encreased, multiplied and waxed enceadinge myghtie: so that the londe was full of them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  the children of Israel grewe, and increased, and multiplied, and became exceadinge mightie, so yt the lande was full of them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Israel were fruitfull, encreased, multiplied, & waxed exceedyng myghtie, and the lande was full of them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 46:3 : 3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
• Gen 47:27 : 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions there, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
• Gen 35:11 : 11 And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be from you, and kings shall come from your body;
• Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
• Deut 26:5 : 5 And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
• Neh 9:23 : 23 You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land which You had promised to their forefathers they would enter and possess.
• Deut 10:22 : 22 Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the LORD your God has made you as the stars of heaven for multitude.
• Gen 1:28 : 28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
• Gen 9:1 : 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth.
• Gen 28:3-4 : 3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people; 4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.
• Gen 48:4 : 4 And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.
• Gen 28:14 : 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
• Gen 1:20 : 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and birds that may fly above the earth in the open sky of heaven.
• Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered.
• Gen 17:4-6 : 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you. 6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.
• Gen 17:16 : 16 And I will bless her and give you a son also by her; yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall come from her.
• Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
• Ps 105:24 : 24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
• Acts 7:17-18 : 17 But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 Until another king arose who did not know Joseph.
• Gen 26:4 : 4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
• Gen 15:5 : 5 And he brought him outside, and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your offspring be.
• Gen 48:16 : 16 The Angel who redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
• Exod 12:37 : 37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children.