Verse 19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Jeg har valgt ham, for han skal befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg til å følge Herrens vei og gjøre rettferdighet og rett, slik at Herren kan gjøre med Abraham det han har lovet ham.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For jeg har kjent ham, for at han skal befale sine barn og sitt hus etter ham å bevare Herrens vei, gjøre rettferdighet og dom; for at Herren kan bringe over Abraham det han har talt om ham.

• Norsk King James

  For jeg kjenner ham, at han vil befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg, og de skal holde Herrens vei for å gjøre rett; så Herren kan oppfylle det han har lovet Abraham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For jeg har utvalgt ham, så han skal befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg å følge Herrens vei, ved å gjøre rettferdighet og rett, slik at Herren kan gi Abraham det han har lovet ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For jeg har utvalgt ham så han skal befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg å holde seg til Herrens vei og gjøre rettferdighet og rett, slik at Herren kan la Abraham få det han har lovet ham.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For jeg har kjent ham, så han vil befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg å følge Herrens vei, og gjøre rettferdighet og dom, så Herren kan gi Abraham det han har talt om ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For jeg vet at han vil pålegge sine barn og sitt hus den vei han følger, og de vil holde Herrens lover for å utøve rettferdighet og dom, slik at Herren kan oppfylle sine løfter til Abraham.

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

  For jeg har kjent ham, så han vil befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg å følge Herrens vei, og gjøre rettferdighet og dom, så Herren kan gi Abraham det han har talt om ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For jeg har valgt ham, så han skal befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg å holde Herrens vei, ved å gjøre rettferdighet og rett, for at Herren kan fullføre det han har lovet Abraham."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For jeg har kjent ham, slik at han skal befale sine sønner og sitt hus etter seg om å holde Herrens vei, å gjøre rettferdighet og rett, slik at Herren kan bringe over Abraham hva han har lovet ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi jeg kjender ham, at han vil byde sine Børn og sit Huus efter sig, at de skulle bevare Herrens Vei, til at gjøre Retfærdighed og Ret, paa det at Herren skal lade det komme over Abraham, som han haver lovet ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For jeg kjenner ham og vet at han vil befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg, så de holder Herrens vei og gjør rett og rettferdighet, for at Herren kan føre over Abraham det han har lovet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For jeg har kjent ham, slik at han skal befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg å holde Herrens vei, så de gjør rettferdighet og rett, for at Herren kan bringe over Abraham det han har talt om ham."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For jeg har utvalgt ham, så han skal pålegge sine barn og sitt hus etter ham å vandre på Herrens vei ved å gjøre rett og rettferdighet, så Herren kan gi Abraham det han har lovet ham.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For jeg har kjent ham, slik at han kan befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg å holde Herrens vei, å gjøre rettferdighet og rett, slik at Herren kan gi Abraham det han har sagt om ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For jeg har utvalgt ham så han kan befale sine barn og sitt hus etter seg at de skal holde Herrens veier og gjøre det som er rett og godt, slik at Herren kan gjøre med Abraham som han har sagt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For I knowe him that he will commaunde his childern and his housholde after him yt they kepe the waye of the LORde to do after righte and conscyence that the LORde may brynge vppon Abraham that he hath promysed him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I knewe him that he wil comaunde his children and his housholde after him, to kepe the waye of ye LORDE, and to do after right and conscience, that the LORDE maye bringe vpo Abraham what he hath promised him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I knowe him that he will commande his sonnes and his houshold after him, that they keepe the way of the Lord, to doe righteousnesse and iudgement, that the Lord may bring vpon Abraham that he hath spoken vnto him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I knowe this also, that he wyll commaunde his chyldren and his householde after him, that they kepe the way of the Lord, and to do iustice and iudgement, that the Lorde may bryng vppon Abraha that he hath spoken vnto him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then the LORD will give to Abraham what he promised him.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:9-9 : 9 Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life: but teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons; 10 Especially the day that you stood before the LORD your God in Horeb, when the LORD said to me, Gather the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
• Deut 6:6-7 : 6 And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart: 7 And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
• Deut 11:19-21 : 19 And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 20 And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house, and upon your gates: 21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.
• Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
• Eph 6:4 : 4 And, you fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
• Prov 22:6 : 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
• 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Tim 3:4-5 : 4 One who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all respectfulness; 5 For if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
• 1 Tim 3:12 : 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
• 2 Tim 1:5 : 5 When I call to remembrance the sincere faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it is in you also.
• Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
• Ps 78:2-9 : 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he has done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children who should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 8 And might not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that did not set their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God. 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
• Prov 6:20-22 : 20 My son, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake the law of your mother: 21 Bind them continually upon your heart, and tie them around your neck. 22 When you go, it shall lead you; when you sleep, it shall keep you; and when you awake, it shall talk with you.
• Deut 32:46 : 46 And he said to them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.
• 2 Sam 7:20 : 20 And what can David say more to you? for you, Lord GOD, know your servant.
• 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
• Job 1:5 : 5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually.
• Ps 1:6 : 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
• Ps 11:4 : 4 The LORD is in His holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the children of men.
• 1 Sam 2:30-31 : 30 Therefore the LORD God of Israel says, I did indeed say that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD says, Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, the days are coming, that I will cut off your strength, and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
• Amos 3:2 : 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
• John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by my own.
• John 21:17 : 17 He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.
• Acts 27:23-24 : 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Do not fear, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and indeed, God has granted you all those who sail with you.
• Acts 27:31 : 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity."
• Gen 17:23-27 : 23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin that very same day, as God had said to him. 24 And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 On that very same day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
• Isa 38:19 : 19 The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day: the father shall make known Your truth to the children.