Verse 11

And the matter was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dette gjorde Abraham veldig trist, fordi det handlet om hans sønn.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dette ordet plaget Abraham svært, på grunn av hans sønn.

• Norsk King James

  Og dette var meget smertefullt i Abrahams øyne på grunn av hans sønn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dette gjorde Abraham svært bedrøvet på grunn av sønnen sin.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dette gjorde Abraham meget vondt på grunn av sin sønn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og dette gjorde Abraham veldig bedrøvet på grunn av sin sønn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og dette gjorde Abraham stort vondt på grunn av sin sønn.

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

  Og dette gjorde Abraham veldig bedrøvet på grunn av sin sønn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dette var veldig ubehagelig for Abraham på grunn av hans sønn.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dette gjorde Abraham svært opprørt på grunn av sin sønn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det Ord behagede Abraham saare ilde for hans Søns Skyld.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og dette var svært tungt for Abraham på grunn av hans sønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dette var svært tungt for Abraham på grunn av sønnen hans.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dette plaget Abraham svært på grunn av sin sønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dette var svært tungt for Abraham på grunn av hans sønn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og dette var en stor sorg for Abraham på grunn av hans sønn.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But the wordes semed verey greavous in Abrahams syghte because of his sonne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This worde displeased Abraham sore, because of his sonne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And this thing was very grieuous in Abrahams sight, because of his sonne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And this saying was very greeuous in Abrahams sight, because of his sonne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And this was a great grief to Abraham because of his son.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 17:18 : 18 And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before you!
• Heb 12:11 : 11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful: nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
• Gen 22:1-2 : 1 And it happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And He said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.
• 2 Sam 18:33 : 33 And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son!
• Matt 10:37 : 37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.