Verse 26

And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De dømte folket til enhver tid. De vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses, mens de mindre sakene dømte de selv.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De dømte folket til enhver tid. De vanskelige sakene bringte de til Moses, men i alle små saker dømte de selv.

• Norsk King James

  Og de dømte folket til alle tider; de store sakene bragte de til Moses, men hvert lite spørsmål dømte de selv.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De dømte folket til enhver tid; enhver stor sak brakte de til Moses, men enhver liten sak dømte de selv.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De dømte folket til enhver tid. De større sakene brakte de til Moses, men de mindre sakene dømte de selv.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De dømte folket til enhver tid; de vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses, men de små sakene dømte de selv.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De dømte folket i alle saker; de vanskelige sakene førte de til Moses, mens de små sakene dømte de selv.

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

  De dømte folket til enhver tid; de vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses, men de små sakene dømte de selv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De dømte folket til enhver tid. De vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses, men hver liten sak dømte de selv.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De dømte folket i alle små saker. Alle de store sakene brakte de til Moses, men alle små saker dømte de selv.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de dømte Folket i al (beleilig) Tid; (hver) svar Sag skulde de føre for Mose, og selv skulde de dømme hver liden Sag.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De dømte folket til enhver tid. De vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses, men de mindre sakene dømte de selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De dømte folket til alle tider. De vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses, men alle små saker dømte de selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og de dømte folket til enhver tid; de vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses, men de små saker dømte de selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De dømte folket til enhver tid. Den vanskelige saken brakte de til Moses, men hver liten sak dømte de selv.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de dømte i folks saker til enhver tid: de vanskelige sakene brakte de til Moses; men alle små saker dømte de selv.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they iudged the people at all seasons, ad broughte the harde causes vnto Moses: and iudged all small maters them selues.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that they might allwaye iudge the people. As for soch causes as were herde, they brought them vnto Moses, and iudged the small matters them selues.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they iudged the people at all seasons, but they brought the hard causes vnto Moses: for they iudged all small matters themselues.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they iudged the people at all seasons: but brought the harde causes vnto Moyses, and iudged all small matters them selues.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 18:22 : 22 And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
• Deut 17:8 : 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,
• 1 Kgs 3:16-28 : 16 Then two women, who were harlots, came to the king and stood before him. 17 And one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I gave birth to a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, only we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night, because she lay on it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I rose in the morning to nurse my child, behold, it was dead; but when I considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I had borne. 22 And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. And this said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king. 23 Then the king said, The one says, This is my son that lives, and your son is the dead; and the other says, No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then the woman whose the living child was, spoke to the king, for her heart yearned for her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and do not kill it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and do not kill it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had made; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.
• 1 Kgs 10:1 : 1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
• Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case I did not know.
• Exod 18:14-15 : 14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand by you from morning to evening? 15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.