Verse 5

And he brought him outside, and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your offspring be.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så førte han ham utenfor og sa: "Se nå opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du kan telle dem." Så sa han til ham: "Så mange skal dine etterkommere bli."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og han førte ham ut under åpen himmel og sa: Se nå opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, om du er i stand til å telle dem. Og han sa til ham: Slik skal din ætt bli.

• Norsk King James

  Så førte han ham ut og sa: Se nå opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, dersom du kan telle dem. Og han sa til ham: Slik skal dine barn bli.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han førte ham utenfor og sa: Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, dersom du kan telle dem. Og han sa til ham: Slik skal dine etterkommere bli.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Så førte Han Abram ut og sa: "Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, om du er i stand til å telle dem." Og Han sa til ham: "Så mange skal din ætt bli."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han førte ham ut og sa: Se nå opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du kan telle dem. Og han sa til ham: Så mange skal dine etterkommere bli.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han førte ham ut og sa: «Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du kan telle dem.» Og han svarte: «Slik skal din avkom bli.»

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

  Og han førte ham ut og sa: Se nå opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du kan telle dem. Og han sa til ham: Så mange skal dine etterkommere bli.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Så førte han ham ut og sa: Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, om du kan telle dem. Og han sa til ham: Så skal din ætt bli.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then He added, "So will your descendants be."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så førte han ham ut og sa: «Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du er i stand til å telle dem.» Og han sa til ham: «Slik skal dine etterkommere bli.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han førte ham ud udenfor, og sagde: Kjære, see til Himmelen og tæl Stjernerne, om du kan tælle dem; og han sagde til ham: Saa skal din Afkom vorde.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så tok han ham med ut og sa: Se nå mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du er i stand til å telle dem. Så sa han til ham: Slik skal din etterkommer være.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren førte ham ut og sa: "Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, om du kan telle dem." Så sa han til Abram: "Så mange skal dine etterkommere være."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så førte Han ham ut og sa: 'Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du er i stand til å telle dem.' Og Han sa til ham: 'Slik skal din ætt bli.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så førte han ham utenfor og sa: Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, hvis du er i stand til å telle dem. Og Han sa: Så mange skal dine etterkommere være.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han førte ham ut og sa: Se opp mot himmelen og tell stjernene, om du kan telle dem. Så mange skal dine etterkommere bli.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he brought him out at the doores ad sayde. Loke vpp vnto heaven and tell the starres yf thou be able to nobre them. And sayde vnto him Even so shall thy seed be.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he bad him go forth, and sayde: Loke vp vnto heauen, and tell ye starres: Canst thou nombre them? And he sayde vnto him: Euen so shal thy sede be.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moreouer he brought him forth and said, Looke vp nowe vnto heauen, and tell ye starres, if thou be able to number them: and he said vnto him, So shall thy seede be.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he brought hym out, and sayde: loke vp vnto heauen, and tell the starres, if thou be able to number them. And he sayde vnto hym: euen so shall thy seede be.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh brought him outside, and said, "Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." He said to Abram, "So shall your seed be."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and He bringeth him out without, and saith, `Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, `Thus is thy seed.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh brought him outside, and said, "Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." He said to Abram, "So shall your seed be."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD took him outside and said,“Gaze into the sky and count the stars– if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him,“So will your descendants be.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 1:10 : 10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and, behold, you are today as the stars of heaven in multitude.
• Rom 4:18 : 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, So shall your descendants be.
• Heb 11:12 : 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the seashore innumerable.
• Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'"
• Gen 22:17 : 17 That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies;
• Ps 147:4 : 4 He counts the number of the stars; he calls them all by their names.
• Jer 33:22 : 22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant, and the Levites that minister to me.
• Deut 10:22 : 22 Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the LORD your God has made you as the stars of heaven for multitude.
• 1 Chr 27:23 : 23 But David did not count those twenty years old and under, because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the heavens.
• Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
• Gen 13:16 : 16 And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also shall be numbered.
• Gen 16:10 : 10 And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude.
• Gen 26:4 : 4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
• Gen 28:14 : 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
• Rom 9:7-8 : 7 Neither, because they are Abraham's descendants, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendants be called. 8 That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted as descendants.