Verse 10

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Esra hadde viet sitt hjerte til å granske Herrens lov, følge den og undervise Israels folk i lover og rettsregler.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For Ezra hadde forberedt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov, og til å følge den, og til å undervise i lover og påbud i Israel.

• Norsk King James

  For Ezra hadde forberedt sitt hjerte for å søke loven til Herren, for å følge den, og for å undervise Israel om forskrifter og rettsavgjørelser.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Esra hadde forberedt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov, gjøre etter den, og lære i Israel lover og regler.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For Ezra hadde bestemt i sitt hjerte å lære Jehovas lov, følge den og lære forskrifter og dommer til Israel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Esra hadde forberedt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov og å praktisere den, og til å lære ut lover og dommer i Israel.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ezra hadde forberedt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov, til å holde den og til å lære Israel hans lover og bestemmelser.

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

  For Esra hadde forberedt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov og å praktisere den, og til å lære ut lover og dommer i Israel.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Esra hadde satt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov, og til å gjøre den og til å lære i Israel lover og rett.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, to observe it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For Esra hadde bestemt i sitt hjerte å søke Herrens lov, å følge den, og å lære Israel lover og forskrifter.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Esra havde beredt sit Hjerte til at søge Herrens Lov og at gjøre (den) og at lære i Israel Skik og Ret.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For a had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For han hadde bestemt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov, og gjøre etter den, og lære ut lover og bud i Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For Esra hadde satt sitt hjerte på å søke Herrens lov og å gjøre etter den, og å lære Israel lover og regler.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Esra hadde forberedt sitt hjerte til å søke Herrens lov og til å handle etter den og lære Israel lover og rett.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For Esra hadde satt sitt hjerte på å søke Herren, å gjøre hans lover og å lære lover og regler i Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Ezra hadde viet seg til å studere Herrens lov og å følge den, og til å lære Israels lover og regler.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For E?dras prepared his hert to seke the lawe of the LORDE, and to do it, and to teach the precepte & iudgment in Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For Ezra had prepared his heart to seeke the Lawe of the Lord, and to doe it, and to teach the precepts and iudgements in Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For Esdras prepared his heart to seeke the law of the Lorde, and to do it, and to teache the preceptes and iudgementes in Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do [it], and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for Ezra hath prepared his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do, and to teach in Israel statute and judgment.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For Ezra had set his heart to seek the law of Yahweh, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and ordinances.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now Ezra had dedicated himself to the study of the law of the LORD, to its observance, and to teaching its statutes and judgments in Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 33:10 : 10 They shall teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law: they shall put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice upon your altar.
• Ezra 7:25 : 25 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, set magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them.
• Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
• Matt 7:24 : 24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• John 13:17 : 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
• 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.
• Ps 119:96-99 : 96 I have seen the consummation of all perfection, but Your commandment is exceedingly broad. 97 MEM. Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. 98 You, through Your commandments, have made me wiser than my enemies; for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep Your precepts.
• Mal 2:7 : 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
• Ps 19:7 : 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
• Ps 1:2 : 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.
• 2 Chr 30:22 : 22 And Hezekiah spoke comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
• 1 Chr 29:18 : 18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and prepare their heart towards You:
• 2 Chr 12:14 : 14 And he did evil because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD.
• 2 Chr 17:8-9 : 8 And with them he sent Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. 9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
• 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.
• Ezra 7:6 : 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon, and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
• 1 Sam 7:3 : 3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
• Deut 16:12 : 12 And you shall remember that you were a bondservant in Egypt: and you shall observe and do these statutes.
• Neh 8:1-9 : 1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one person in the street before the Water Gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. 2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read from it in the street before the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law. 4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a wooden platform, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Urijah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchiah, Hashum, Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites helped the people to understand the law; and the people stood in their place. 8 So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. 9 And Nehemiah, who is the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the LORD your God; do not mourn or weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
• Job 11:13 : 13 If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward Him;
• Ps 57:7 : 7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
• Ps 119:45 : 45 And I will walk at liberty, for I seek Your precepts.
• Matt 5:19 : 19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Titus 2:1 : 1 But speak the things that are fitting for sound doctrine:
• Titus 2:15 : 15 Speak these things, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
• Acts 1:1 : 1 In the former book, O Theophilus, I wrote of all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
• 1 Tim 3:2 : 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
• Rev 22:14 : 14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.