Verse 6

Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury your dead; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre, that you may bury your dead.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hør på oss, herre. Du er en mektig fyrste blant oss. Begrav din døde i den beste av våre graver. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin grav for å gi din døde et verdig hvilested.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hør oss, herre: du er en mektig fyrste blant oss: i det beste av våre gravsteder kan du begrave din døde; ingen av oss vil nekte deg sitt gravsted, så du kan begrave din døde.

• Norsk King James

  Hør oss, min herre; du er en mektig fyrste blant oss. Begrav din avdøde i gravene våre; ingen vil hindre deg fra å begrave din avdøde der.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hør oss, herre, du er en Guds fyrste blant oss. Begrav din avdøde i våre beste graver; ingen av oss skal nekte deg sin grav, så du kan begrave din avdøde.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  "Hør på oss, herre. Du er en Guds fyrste blant oss. Gravlegg din døde i den beste av våre graver. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin grav for å gravlegge din døde."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  «Hør oss, herre! Du er en mektig fyrste blant oss. Begravel deg dine døde på våre beste gravplasser. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin gravplass for at du skal begrave din døde.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Hør oss, min herre! Du er en mektig fyrste blant oss. Velg fritt blant våre gravsteder for å begrave den du har mistet; ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin grav.»

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

  «Hør oss, herre! Du er en mektig fyrste blant oss. Begravel deg dine døde på våre beste gravplasser. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin gravplass for at du skal begrave din døde.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  "Hør oss, herre! Du er en Guds fyrste blant oss. Begrav din død blant våre beste graver; ingen av oss skal nekte deg sin grav for å begrave din død."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  “Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site from you to bury your dead.”

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  "Hør oss, min herre. Du er en Guds fyrste blant oss. I en av våre beste gravplasser kan du begrave din avdøde. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sitt gravsted for å begrave din avdøde."

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hør os, min Herre, du er en Guds Fyrste iblandt os, begrav din Døde i vore bedste Grave; Ingen af os skal formene dig sin Grav, at du jo maa begrave din Døde.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hør oss, herre; du er en mektig fyrste blant oss. Begravel dine døde i våre utvalgte gravsteder; ingen av oss skal nekte deg sitt gravsted, slik at du kan begrave dine døde.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  "Hør oss, herre. Du er en Guds fyrste blant oss. Begrav dine døde i den beste av våre graver. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin grav, så du kan begrave dine døde."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  «Hør oss, min herre; en Guds fyrste er du blant oss; gravlegg din døde i det beste av våre gravsteder: ingen av oss vil hindre deg i å gravlegge din døde.»

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hør oss, herre. Du er en Guds fyrste blant oss. Begrav din døde i det beste av våre graver. Ingen av oss skal nekte deg sin grav, så du kan begrave din døde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  «Herre, du er en fyrste blant oss; grav din døde i den beste av våre graver. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin grav, så du kan begrave din døde.»

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  heare vs LORde thou art a prynce of God amonge vs. In the chefest of oure sepulchres bury thy dead: None of vs shall forbydd ye his sepulchre yt thou shuldest not bury thy deade therein.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O heare lorde, thou art a prynce of God amonge vs: bury thy dead in the best of oure sepulcres, there shall none of vs forbyd ye, that thou shuldest not bury thy deed in his sepulcre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Heare vs, my lorde: thou art a prince of God among vs: in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therein.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Heare vs my Lorde, thou art a prince of God amongest vs, in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall forbyd thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therin.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Hear us, my lord; a prince of God `art' thou in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury thy dead: none of us his burying-place doth withhold from thee, from burying thy dead.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 24:35 : 35 The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
• Gen 14:14 : 14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he armed his trained men, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
• Gen 18:12 : 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
• Gen 21:22 : 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do.
• Gen 24:18 : 18 And she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand and gave him a drink.
• Gen 13:2 : 2 And Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
• Gen 31:35 : 35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before you; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but did not find the images.
• Gen 32:4-5 : 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall you speak to my lord Esau; Your servant Jacob says this, I have lived with Laban, and stayed there until now: 5 And I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.
• Gen 32:18 : 18 Then you shall say, They are your servant Jacob's; it is a present sent to my lord Esau: and behold, he is also behind us.
• Gen 42:10 : 10 And they said to him, No, my lord, but to buy food your servants have come.
• Gen 44:5 : 5 Is this not the cup my lord drinks from, and by which he indeed divines? You have done evil in doing so.
• Gen 44:8 : 8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought back to you from the land of Canaan: how then should we steal silver or gold from your lord's house?
• Exod 32:22 : 22 Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord burn hot; you know the people, that they are bent on mischief.
• Ruth 2:13 : 13 Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me, and you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.
• Isa 45:14 : 14 Thus says the LORD, The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you, and they shall be yours: they shall follow you; in chains they shall come over, and they shall bow down to you, they shall make supplication to you, saying, Surely God is with you; and there is no other, there is no God.
• 1 John 3:1-2 : 1 Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him. 2 Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be: but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.