Verse 2

And it happened, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and lived there.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Etter hvert som menneskene drog østover, fant de en dal i landet Sinear og bosatte seg der.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og det skjedde, da de dro østover, at de fant en slette i landet Sinear, og de slo seg ned der.

• Norsk King James

  Mens de reiste østfra, fant de en slette i landet Shinar, og de slo seg ned der.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da de dro fra øst, fant de en dal i landet Sinear og slo seg ned der.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da de dro østover, fant de en slette i landet Sinear, og de slo seg ned der.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da de dro østover, kom de til en slette i landet Shinar, og der slo de seg ned.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da de reiste ut fra øst, fant de en slette i landet Shinar, og de bosatte seg der.

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

  Da de dro østover, kom de til en slette i landet Shinar, og der slo de seg ned.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da de dro fra øst, fant de en slette i landet Sinear, og der bosatte de seg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  As people moved eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.11.2", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֖י בְּנָסְעָ֣ם מִקֶּ֑דֶם וֽ͏ַיִּמְצְא֥וּ בִקְעָ֛ה בְּאֶ֥רֶץ שִׁנְעָ֖ר וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָֽׁם׃", "text": "*wə-yᵊhî* in-*nāsᵊʿām* from-*qedem* *wə-yimṣᵊʾû* *biqᵊʿâ* in-*ʾereṣ* *šinᵊʿār* *wə-yēšᵊbû* there", "grammar": { "*wə-yᵊhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became", "*nāsᵊʿām*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd plural suffix - their journeying", "*qedem*": "noun masculine singular - east/ancient time", "*wə-yimṣᵊʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they found", "*biqᵊʿâ*": "noun feminine singular - valley/plain", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land/earth", "*šinᵊʿār*": "proper noun - Shinar", "*wə-yēšᵊbû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd plural - and they settled/dwelt" }, "variants": { "*wə-yᵊhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass", "*nāsᵊʿām*": "their journey/their moving/their setting out", "*qedem*": "east/ancient times/before/in front", "*wə-yimṣᵊʾû*": "and they found/discovered", "*biqᵊʿâ*": "valley/plain/wide area", "*šinᵊʿār*": "Shinar (Babylonia)", "*wə-yēšᵊbû*": "and they dwelt/settled/remained" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da de dro østover, fant de en dal i landet Shinar og bosatte seg der.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede, der de reiste fra Østen, da fandt de en Dal i Sinear Land og boede der.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det skjedde da de dro østfra at de fant en slette i landet Sinear og bosatte seg der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da de dro østover, fant de en slette i landet Sinear og bosatte seg der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mens de reiste østover, fant de en slette i landet Sinear og slo seg ned der.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mens de vandret mot øst, fant de en slette i landet Sinear og slo seg ned der.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og det skjedde at da de vandret mot øst, kom de til en slette i landet Shinar, og der bosatte de seg.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And as they came from the east they founde a playne in the lande of Synear and there they dwelled.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now as they wente towarde the East, they founde a playne in ye londe of Synear, & there they dwelt,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they went foorth from the east, they founde a playne in the lande of Sinar, and there they abode.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they lived there.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and it cometh to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar, and dwell there;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, as they traveled east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they lived there.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 10:10 : 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
• Gen 14:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of nations;
• Dan 1:2 : 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with part of the vessels of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasury of his god.
• Zech 5:11 : 11 And he said to me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.
• Isa 11:11 : 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, who are left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
• Gen 11:9 : 9 Therefore its name is called Babel, because the LORD confused the language of all the earth there, and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
• Gen 13:11 : 11 Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated from each other.