Verse 15

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: 'Fordi folket kommer til meg for å spørre Gud.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: Fordi folket kommer til meg for å spørre Gud.

• Norsk King James

  Og Moses sa til sin svigerfar: Fordi folket kommer til meg for å spørre om Gud.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: "Folket kommer til meg for å søke Guds veiledning.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: «Fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke Guds råd.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Moses sa til sin svigerfar: Fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke råd fra Gud.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: «Fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke råd hos Gud.»

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

  Moses sa til sin svigerfar: Fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke råd fra Gud.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: 'Folket kommer til meg for å spørre Gud.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Moses answered his father-in-law, 'Because the people come to me to inquire of God.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Exodus.18.15", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א אֵלַ֛י הָעָ֖ם לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*wə*-*yōʾmer* *mōšeh* to-*ḥōtenô* because-*yābōʾ* to-me *hāʿām* to-*dirōš* *ʾĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*wə*-*yōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ḥōtenô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father-in-law", "*yābōʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he comes", "*hāʿām*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the people", "*dirōš*": "infinitive construct - to inquire of/seek", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God" }, "variants": { "*dirōš*": "to inquire of/seek/consult/search out" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: 'Det er fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke Guds veiledning.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Mose sagde til sin Svoger: Thi Folket kommer til mig for at spørge Gud.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Moses sa til sin svigerfar: 'Fordi folket kommer til meg for å spørre Gud til råds.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Moses sa til sin svigerfar: "Fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: 'Fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke Guds vilje.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Moses svarte sin svigerfar: Fordi folket kommer til meg for å spørre Gud.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Moses sa til sin svigerfar, Fordi folket kommer til meg for å søke råd hos Gud.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses sayde vnto his father in lawe: because the people came vnto me to seke councell of God.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Moses answered him: The people come to me, & axe councell at God:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Moses sayd vnto his father in law, Because the people come vnto me to seeke God.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses sayde to his father in lawe: because the people come vnto me to seeke counsayle of God.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses saith to his father-in-law, `Because the people come unto me to seek God;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moses said to his father-in-law,“Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

Referenced Verses

• Num 15:34 : 34 And they put him in confinement, because it was not yet declared what should be done to him.
• Num 27:5 : 5 And Moses brought their case before the LORD.
• Deut 17:8-9 : 8 If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of dispute within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses, 9 and you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in office in those days, and inquire, and they shall declare to you the verdict of the judgment. 10 You shall do according to the decision they give you at the place which the LORD chooses, and you shall be careful to do according to all that they instruct you. 11 According to the sentence of the law which they teach you, and according to the judgment which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the sentence they show you, to the right hand or to the left. 12 The man who acts presumptuously and will not listen to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall put away the evil from Israel. 13 And all the people shall hear and fear, and no longer act presumptuously.
• Exod 18:19-20 : 19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you. Be for the people a representative to God, that you may bring the causes to God. 20 And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
• Lev 24:12-14 : 12 And they put him in custody, so the decision of the LORD might be shown to them. 13 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 14 Bring forth him who has cursed outside the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
• Num 9:6 : 6 And there were certain men who were defiled by the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover that day: and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day;
• Num 9:8 : 8 And Moses said to them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.