Verse 30

And he said, For these seven ewe lambs you shall take from my hand, that they may be a witness that I have dug this well.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han svarte: 'Du skal motta disse syv lammene fra meg som et vitnesbyrd på at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han sa: For at du skal ta imot disse syv lam fra min hånd, for at de skal være et vitnesbyrd om at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa, For disse syv lammene skal du ta fra min hånd, at de må være et vitne for meg, at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han svarte: Ta disse syv lamene fra meg som et vitnesbyrd om at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Abraham svarte: På den måten skal du ta de sju hunnlammene fra min hånd som vitne på at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og han sa: Du skal ta disse sju hunnlam fra min hånd som et vitnesbyrd om at jeg har gravd denne kilden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og han svarte: 'Disse syv jentelammene skal du ta fra min hånd, som et vitnesbyrd for meg om at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.'

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

  Og han sa: Du skal ta disse sju hunnlam fra min hånd som et vitnesbyrd om at jeg har gravd denne kilden.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han svarte: "Disse syv lammene skal du ta fra min hånd som et vitnesbyrd om at jeg har gravd denne brønnen."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.21.30", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֚י אֶת־שֶׁ֣בַע כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת תִּקַּ֖ח מִיָּדִ֑י בַּעֲבוּר֙ תִּֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י לְעֵדָ֔ה כִּ֥י חָפַ֖רְתִּי אֶת־הַבְּאֵ֥ר הַזֹּֽאת׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *kî* *ʾet*-*šebaʿ* *kəbāśōt* *tiqqaḥ* from-*yādî* in-*ʿăbûr* *tihyeh*-for-me for-*ʿēdâ* *kî* *ḥāpartî* *ʾet*-*habbəʾēr* *hazzōʾt*.", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and (sequential action)", "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šebaʿ*": "numeral - seven", "*kəbāśōt*": "feminine plural noun - ewe lambs", "*tiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will take", "*miy-*": "preposition - from", "*yādî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*ba-*": "preposition - in/for", "*ʿăbûr*": "masculine singular noun - purpose", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she/it will be", "*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*lə-*": "preposition - for", "*ʿēdâ*": "feminine singular noun - witness", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ḥāpartî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I dug", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*bəʾēr*": "feminine singular noun - well", "*ha-*": "definite article - the", "*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this" }, "variants": { "*yōʾmer*": "said/explained", "*kəbāśōt*": "ewe lambs/female lambs", "*tiqqaḥ*": "you will take/you shall accept", "*ba-ʿăbûr*": "so that/in order that/for the purpose that", "*tihyeh* *lî* *lə-ʿēdâ*": "it will be for me as a witness/it will serve as evidence for me", "*ḥāpartî*": "I dug/I excavated" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abraham svarte: Du skal ta imot de syv lamungene fra min hånd så de kan være et vitnesbyrd for meg om at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han svarede: Fordi du skal tage syv Lam af min Haand; og det skal være mig til et Vidnesbyrd, at jeg haver gravet denne Brønd.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digd this well.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han sa: For disse syv lammene skal du ta av min hånd, for at de skal være et vitnesbyrd for meg, at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han sa: "Du skal ta disse syv unge søyene av meg, som et vitnesbyrd om at jeg har gravd denne brønnen."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han svarte: «Disse syv lammene skal du ta imot fra meg som et vitnesbyrd for at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han sa: De sju hunnlamene skal du ta fra min hånd, så de kan være et vitnesbyrd for meg at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han sa: Ta disse sju lammene fra meg som et vitne på at jeg har gravd denne brønnen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he answered: vij. lambes shalt thou take of my hande that it maye be a wytnesse vnto me that I haue dygged this well:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He answered: seue lambes shalt thou take of my hande, that they maye be wytnes vnto me, that I haue dygged this well.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he answered, Because thou shalt receiue of mine hand these seuen lambes, that it may be a witnes vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He aunswered: for these seuen ewe lambes shalt thou take of my hande, that they may be a wytnesse vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, For [these] seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith, `For -- the seven lambs thou dost accept from my hand, so that it becometh a witness for me that I have digged this well;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, These seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 31:52 : 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm.
• Josh 22:27-28 : 27 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before Him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, You have no part in the LORD. 28 Therefore we said that it shall be, when they should say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings nor for sacrifices, but it is a witness between us and you.
• Josh 24:27 : 27 And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us; for it has heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us: it shall therefore be a witness to you, lest you deny your God.
• Gen 31:44-48 : 44 Now therefore come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they ate there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. 48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and you this day. Therefore its name was called Galeed;