Verse 18

For the LORD had closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For Herren hadde stengt alle livmorer i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For Herren hadde stengt alle morslivene i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Norsk King James

  For Herren hadde stengt alle livmødre i Abimelek sitt hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Herren hadde stengt alle morsliv i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For Herren hadde holdt alle kvinner i Abimeleks hus lukket fra å få barn, på grunn av Sara, Abrahams hustru.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Herren hadde lukket alle morslivene i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Herren hadde helt lukket alle livmorene i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sarah, Abrahams hustru.

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

  For Herren hadde lukket alle morslivene i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Herren hadde helt lukket igjen hvert morsliv i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the LORD had completely closed every womb in Abimelech's household because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For Herren hadde lukket hvert morsliv i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Herren havde aldeles lukket for hvert Liv i Abimelechs Huus, for Sara, Abrahams Hustrues, Skyld.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For Herren hadde stengt livmødrene i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For Herren hadde lukket alle morslivene i Abimeleks hus, på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Herren hadde lukket alle livmorene i Abimeleks hus for Saras, Abrahams kones, skyld.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For Herren hadde lukket alle morsliv i Abimeleks hus på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Herren hadde hindret alle kvinnene i Abimeleks hus fra å få barn på grunn av Sara, Abrahams kone.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For the LORde had closed to all the matryces of the house of Abimelech because of Sara Abrahams wyfe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For a fore the LORDE had closed all the matrices of Abimelechs house, because of Sara Abrahams wife.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Lorde had shut vp euery wombe of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abrahams wife.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the Lorde had closed vp all the wombes of the house of Abimelech, because of Abrahams wyfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For Jehovah had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the Lord had kept all the women of the house of Abimelech from having children, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For Yahweh had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the LORD had caused infertility to strike every woman in the household of Abimelech because he took Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 12:17 : 17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
• Gen 16:2 : 2 And Sarai said to Abram, Behold now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. I pray you, go in to my maid; it may be that I will obtain children by her. And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
• Gen 20:7 : 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live: and if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you, and all that belong to you.
• Gen 30:2 : 2 Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?"
• 1 Sam 1:6 : 6 And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her fret, because the LORD had closed her womb.
• 1 Sam 5:10 : 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.