Verse 16

Now the young woman was very fair to look upon, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Jenta var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp.

• Norsk King James

  Og jenten var meget vakker, en jomfru, ingen hadde hatt samleie med henne; og hun gikk ned til brønnen, fylte krukken sin og kom opp.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru, som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin, og kom opp igjen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Jenta var svært vakker, jomfru, og ingen mann hadde kjent henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og kom opp.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru; ingen mann hadde kjent henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jomfruen var meget vakker å se på, en ung pike som ingen mann hadde kjent, og hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte sin krukke og kom opp igjen.

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

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru; ingen mann hadde kjent henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se til, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde hatt omgang med. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken og kom opp igjen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.24.16", "source": "וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ טֹבַ֤ת מַרְאֶה֙ מְאֹ֔ד בְּתוּלָ֕ה וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹ֣א יְדָעָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣רֶד הָעַ֔יְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א כַדָּ֖הּ וַתָּֽעַל׃", "text": "*wə-ha-naʿărā* *ṭōḇaṯ* *marʾeh* *məʾōḏ* *bəṯûlāh* *wə-ʾîš* not *yəḏāʿāh* *wa-tēreḏ* *hā-ʿaynāh* *wa-təmallēʾ* *ḵaddāh* *wa-tāʿal*", "grammar": { "*wə-ha-naʿărā*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the young woman/maiden", "*ṭōḇaṯ*": "feminine construct state of adjective - good/beautiful of", "*marʾeh*": "masculine singular noun - appearance/sight", "*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*bəṯûlāh*": "feminine singular noun - virgin", "*wə-ʾîš*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and man", "*yəḏāʿāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - had known her", "*wa-tēreḏ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she went down", "*hā-ʿaynāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun with directional he - to the spring", "*wa-təmallēʾ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she filled", "*ḵaddāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her jar/pitcher", "*wa-tāʿal*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she came up/ascended" }, "variants": { "*ṭōḇaṯ marʾeh*": "beautiful in appearance/fair to look upon", "*yəḏāʿāh*": "knew her (euphemism for sexual relations)", "*ʿaynāh*": "spring/fountain/well" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Ungjenta var meget vakker å se til, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde rørt. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og kom opp igjen.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Pigen var meget deilig af Udseende, en Jomfru, og ingen Mand havde kjendt hende; og hun gik ned til Brønden og fyldte sin Krukke, og gik op.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru, ingen mann hadde vært nær henne. Hun gikk ned til kilden og fylte krukken sin, og kom opp igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde rørt. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin, og kom opp igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den unge kvinnen var svært vakker å se på, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og kom opp.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Den unge kvinnen var meget vakker å se til, en jomfru ingen mann hadde kjent. Hun gikk ned til kilden, fylte krukken sin og gikk opp igjen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hun var en svært vakker jente, en jomfru som ingen mann hadde rørt. Og hun gikk ned til kilden for å hente vann i krukken sin.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  The damsell was very fayre to loke apon and yet a mayde and vnknowen of man. And she went doune to the well and fylled hyr pytcher and came vp agayne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and she was a very fayre damsell of face, and yet a virgin, and vnknowne of eny man: She wente downe to the well, and fylled hir pitcher, and came vp agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (And the maide was very faire to looke vpon, a virgine and vnknowen of man) and she went downe to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The damsel was very fayre to looke vpon, and yet a mayde, and vnknowen of man: and she went downe to the wel, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the young person `is' of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the young woman was very beautiful. She was a virgin; no man had ever been physically intimate with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jug, and came back up.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 26:7 : 7 And the men of the place asked him about his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, he said, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was beautiful to look upon.
• Gen 39:6 : 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's care; and he did not concern himself with anything except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a handsome person, and well-favored.
• Num 31:17-18 : 17 Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has known man by lying with him. 18 But all the young women who have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
• Song 5:2 : 2 I sleep, but my heart wakes: it is the voice of my beloved that knocks, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
• Gen 4:1 : 1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.