Verse 26

And Moses said, It is not appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Moses gikk ut fra Farao og ba til Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Moses sa: Det er ikke passende å gjøre slik, for vi vil ofre egyptenes vederstyggelighet til Herren vår Gud. Se, vil vi ofre det de avskyr for deres øyne, og vil de ikke steine oss?

• Norsk King James

  Moses sa: Det passer ikke; for vi ofrer det som egypterne anser som en avsky for Herren vår Gud; hvis vi ofrer dette foran deres øyne, vil de steine oss.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Moses svarte: Det er ikke passende å gjøre så, for vi vil ofre til Herren vår Gud det som egypterne anser som avskyelig. Hvis vi ofrer det som er avskyelig for egypterne foran deres øyne, vil de ikke da steine oss?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så gikk Moses ut fra farao og ba til Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Moses sa: Det er ikke riktig å gjøre det slik; for vi vil ofre det som er en styggedom for egypterne til Herren vår Gud. Skal vi ofre det som er en styggedom for egypterne foran deres øyne, vil de da ikke steine oss?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Moses svarte: «Det er ikke rett å gjøre slik, for vi skal ofre Egyptens urene ting til Herren vår Gud. Skal vi ofre Egyptens styggedommer rett foran deres øyne, og vil de da ikke steine oss?»

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

  Men Moses sa: Det er ikke riktig å gjøre det slik; for vi vil ofre det som er en styggedom for egypterne til Herren vår Gud. Skal vi ofre det som er en styggedom for egypterne foran deres øyne, vil de da ikke steine oss?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så gikk Moses ut fra farao og ba til Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Moses gikk bort fra Farao og ba til Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Mose sagde: Det maa ikke skee, at vi saa gjøre; thi vi skulde (da) offre Ægypternes Vederstyggelighed til Herren vor Gud; see, skulde vi offre Ægypternes Vederstyggelighed for deres Øine, og de skulde ikke stene os?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Moses sa: Det er ikke rett å gjøre slik, for vi skal ofre et slikt offer til Herren vår Gud som ville være en styggedom for egypterne; hvis vi ofrer en styggedom for egypterne foran øynene deres, vil de ikke steine oss?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Moses svarte: «Det passer ikke å gjøre det, for vi ville ofre det som er en styggedom for egypterne til Herren vår Gud. Se, ofrer vi det som er en styggedom for egypterne for øynene deres, vil de ikke steine oss?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Moses sa: «Det er ikke riktig å gjøre slik, for det vi ofrer til Herren vår Gud, er en styggedom for egypterne. Hvis vi ofrer det egypterne avskyr for øynene på dem, vil de ikke da steine oss?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Moses svarte: Det er ikke riktig å gjøre slik, for vi ville ofre det som er en styggedom for egypterne til Herren vår Gud. Vil ikke egypterne steine oss dersom vi ofrer det som er en styggedom for dem?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Moses sa: Det er ikke rett å gjøre det; for vi bringer offer som egypterne tilber; og hvis vi gjør det foran deres øyne, vil de sikkert steine oss.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses answered: it is not mete so to do, for we must offer vnto the Lorde oure God, that whiche is an abhominatyon vnto the Egiptians: beholde, shall we sacrifice that which is an abhominacion vnto the Egiptians before their eyes, and shall they not stone vs?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Moses sayde: It is not mete, yt we shulde so do, so shulde we offer ye abhominacion of ye Egipcians vnto the LORDE or God. Beholde, yf we shulde offer the abhominacion of ye Egipcians before their eyes, shulde they not stone vs?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Moses answered, It is not meete to do so: for then we shoulde offer vnto the Lorde our God that, which is an abomination vnto the Egyptians. Loe, can we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and they not stone vs?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses aunswered, It is not meete that we so do: for we must offer vnto the Lorde our God, that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians. Lo, if we sacrifice that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians before theyr eyes, wyl they not stone vs?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses said, "It isn't appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and won't they stone us?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Moses saith, `Not right to do so, for the abomination of the Egyptians we do sacrifice to Jehovah our God; lo, we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes -- and they do not stone us!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses said, It is not right to do so; for we make our offerings of that to which the Egyptians give worship; and if we do so before their eyes, certainly we will be stoned.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses said, "It isn't appropriate to do so; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Yahweh our God. Behold, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and won't they stone us?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Moses said,“That would not be the right thing to do, for the sacrifices we make to the LORD our God would be an abomination to the Egyptians. If we make sacrifices that are an abomination to the Egyptians right before their eyes, will they not stone us?

Referenced Verses

• Gen 43:32 : 32 And they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
• Gen 46:34 : 34 That you shall say, Your servants' trade has been with livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers, that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is detestable to the Egyptians.
• Exod 3:18 : 18 And they shall listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us, and now let us go, we beseech you, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
• Deut 7:25-26 : 25 The graven images of their gods you shall burn with fire: you shall not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it to you, lest you be ensnared by it: for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. 26 Neither shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you become a cursed thing like it: but you shall utterly detest it, and you shall utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
• Deut 12:30-31 : 30 Take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you; and that you do not enquire after their gods, asking, How did these nations serve their gods? I will do likewise. 31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God, for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they have even burned their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
• 1 Kgs 11:5-7 : 5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not fully follow the LORD, as David his father did. 7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the hill before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
• 2 Kgs 23:13 : 13 The high places that were before Jerusalem, which were to the right of the mount of Corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites, the king defiled.
• Ezra 9:1 : 1 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
• Isa 44:19 : 19 And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stump of a tree?
• 2 Cor 6:14-17 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he who believes with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 17 Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.