Verse 34

And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons; therefore his name was called Levi.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hun ble med barn igjen og fødte en sønn, og hun sa: Nå, endelig, vil min mann knytte seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner. Derfor kalte hun ham Levi.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn og sa: "Nå denne gang vil min mann bli knyttet til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner." Derfor kalte hun ham Levi.

• Norsk King James

  Og hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn; og hun sa: Nå vil min mann bli knyttet til meg fordi jeg har født ham tre sønner; derfor ble han kalt Levi.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Igjen ble hun gravid og fødte en sønn, og sa: Nå må mannen min holde seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner. Derfor ble han kalt Levi.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hun ble gravid enda en gang og fødte en sønn, og hun sa: 'Nå vil min mann holde seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner.' Derfor kalte hun ham Levi.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hun ble enda en gang gravid og fødte en sønn og sa: «Nå denne gang vil min mann holde seg nær til meg, fordi jeg har født ham tre sønner.» Derfor ble han kalt Levi.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Lea ble gravid nok en gang og fødte en sønn, og sa: «Nå skal min mann bli nærmere meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner.» Derfor ble han kalt Levi.

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

  Hun ble enda en gang gravid og fødte en sønn og sa: «Nå denne gang vil min mann holde seg nær til meg, fordi jeg har født ham tre sønner.» Derfor ble han kalt Levi.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hun ble igjen med barn og fødte en sønn. Hun sa: «Nå vil min mann knytte seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner.» Derfor kalte hun ham Levi.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, 'Now at this time my husband will be attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.' Therefore, he was named Levi.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn. Hun sa: «Nå denne gangen vil mannen min knytte seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner.» Derfor kalte hun ham Levi.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og hun undfik endnu og fødte en Søn, og sagde: Nu dennesinde skal min Mand føies til mig, thi jeg haver født ham tre Sønner; derfor kaldte man hans Navn Levi.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hun ble gravid igjen, fødte en sønn og sa: Nå vil min mann knytte seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner. Derfor kalte hun ham Levi.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn. Hun sa: "Nå, denne gangen vil min mann bli knyttet til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner." Derfor ble han kalt Levi.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn, og hun sa: 'Nå vil mannen min holde seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner.' Derfor ble han kalt Levi.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hun ble gravid igjen og fødte en sønn, og hun sa: Nå vil min mann holde seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner. Derfor kalte hun ham Levi.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hun ble med barn igjen og fødte en sønn, og sa: «Nå vil min mann knytte seg til meg, for jeg har født ham tre sønner.» Så han ble kalt Levi.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And she conceaued yet and bare a sonne ad sayde: now this once will my husbonde kepe me company because I haue borne him.iij. sonnes: and therfore she called his name Levi.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  She coceaued yet agayne, and bare a sonne, and sayde: Now wyll my husbande kepe me company agayne, for I haue borne him thre sonnes, therfore called she his name Leui.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And she conceiued againe & bare a sonne, and said, Now at this time wil my husband keepe mee company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: therefore was his name called Leui.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And she conceaued yet, & bare a sonne, and sayde: Nowe this once wyll my husbande kepe me company, because I haue borne him three sonnes: and therfore was his name called Leui.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  She conceived again, and bare a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, `Now `is' the time, my husband is joined unto me, because I have born to him three sons,' therefore hath `one' called his name Levi.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have borne him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And she was with child again, and gave birth to a son; and said, Now at last my husband will be united to me, because I have given him three sons: so he was named Levi.

• World English Bible (2000)

  She conceived again, and bore a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  She became pregnant again and had another son. She said,“Now this time my husband will show me affection, because I have given birth to three sons for him.” That is why he was named Levi.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 49:5-7 : 5 Simeon and Levi are brothers; instruments of cruelty are in their dwellings. 6 O my soul, do not come into their secret; to their assembly, my honor, do not be united: for in their anger they killed a man, and in their self-will they tore down a wall. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
• Exod 32:26-29 : 26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, "Whoever is on the LORD's side—come to me!" And all the sons of Levi gathered to him. 27 He said to them, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Let every man put his sword on his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.'" 28 The children of Levi did according to the word of Moses, and about three thousand men of the people fell that day. 29 Moses said, "Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day, for every man has opposed his son and his brother."
• Num 18:2-4 : 2 And your brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring with you, that they may be joined to you and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. 3 And they shall keep your charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come near the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor you also, die. 4 And they shall be joined to you, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come near you.
• Deut 33:8-9 : 8 And of Levi he said, Let your Thummim and your Urim be with your holy one, whom you tried at Massah, and with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah; 9 Who said to his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brothers, nor knew his own children: for they have observed your word, and kept your covenant. 10 They shall teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law: they shall put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice upon your altar.
• Exod 2:1 : 1 And a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
• Gen 34:25 : 25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took each man his sword and came upon the city boldly and slew all the males.
• Gen 35:23 : 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
• Gen 46:11 : 11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.