Verse 27

And the boys grew; and Esau was a skilled hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a simple man, dwelling in tents.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann av marken. Jakob ble en rolig mann som bodde i telt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann som levde på markene, mens Jakob var en rolig mann, og levde i telt.

• Norsk King James

  Og guttene vokste opp; og Esau var en dyktig jeger, en mann av marken; mens Jakob var en enkel mann, som bodde i teltene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann fra fjellet, mens Jakob var en rolig mann som bodde i telt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Barna vokste opp. Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann som levde på marken, mens Jakob var en rolig mann som bodde i telt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann av marken; mens Jakob var en enkel mann, som bodde i telt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Barna vokste opp: Esau ble en dyktig jeger og en mann for markene, mens Jakob var en rolig mann som bodde i telt.

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

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann av marken; mens Jakob var en enkel mann, som bodde i telt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann som trivdes ute, mens Jakob var en stillferdig mann som holdt seg til teltene.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was a quiet man who stayed among the tents.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  27 Guttene vokste opp. Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann som hadde sin glede i marken, mens Jakob var en rolig mann som holdt seg ved teltene.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Drengene bleve store, og Esau blev en forstandig Jæger (og) en Landmand, men Jakob var en fuldkommen Mand, som boede i Pauluner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann som levde i marken, mens Jakob var en rolig mann som bodde i telt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Guttene vokste opp. Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann av marken. Jakob var en stille mann, som bodde i telt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Guttene vokste opp, og Esau ble en jeger, en mann av marken, mens Jakob var en stille mann som bodde i telt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Guttene vokste opp. Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann av marken. Jakob var en rolig mann som holdt seg i teltene.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Guttene vokste opp; Esau ble en dyktig jeger, en mann av marken; men Jakob var en rolig mann, som holdt seg til teltene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and the boyes grewe and Esau became a conynge hunter and a tyllman. But Iacob was a simple man and dwelled in the tentes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan the boies were growne vp, Esau became an hunter, & an husbande man. As for Iacob, he was a symple man, and dwelt in the tentes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and liued in the fields: but Iaakob was a plaine man, and dwelt in tentes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the boyes grewe, and Esau became a cunnyng hunter, and a wylde man: but Iacob was a perfect man, and dwelled in tentes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted `with' hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob `is' a plain man, inhabiting tents;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the boys grew: and Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the boys grew up, Esau became a skilled hunter, a man of the open fields, but Jacob was an even-tempered man, living in tents.

Referenced Verses

• Heb 11:9 : 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
• Gen 21:20 : 20 And God was with the lad, and he grew and lived in the wilderness and became an archer.
• Gen 27:3-5 : 3 Now therefore take, I ask you, your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field, and get me some venison; 4 And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die. 5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison and to bring it.
• Gen 27:40 : 40 And by your sword you shall live, and shall serve your brother; and it shall come to pass, when you shall have the dominion, that you shall break his yoke from off your neck.
• Gen 28:10-11 : 10 And Jacob departed from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11 And he came upon a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of that place, and put it for his pillow, and lay down in that place to sleep.
• Gen 31:39-41 : 39 That which was torn by beasts I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it; from my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or by night. 40 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from my eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your cattle: and you have changed my wages ten times.
• Gen 46:34 : 34 That you shall say, Your servants' trade has been with livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers, that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is detestable to the Egyptians.
• Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and avoided evil.
• Job 1:8 : 8 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
• Job 2:3 : 3 And the LORD said to Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and upright man, one who fears God, and shuns evil? And still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.
• Ps 37:37 : 37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright, for the end of that man is peace.
• Gen 6:9 : 9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
• Gen 10:9 : 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, 'Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.'