Verse 20

And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Adam kalte sin kvinne Eva, for hun ble mor til alle levende.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Adam kalte sin kones navn Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Norsk King James

  Adam kalte sin kones navn Eva, fordi hun var mor til alle levende.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Adam ga sin hustru navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og mannen ga sin hustru navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Adam kalte sin hustrus navn Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Adam kalte sin kone for Eva, for hun ble alle levende menneskers mor.

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

  Adam kalte sin hustrus navn Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Adam ga sin hustru navnet Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle levende.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Adam ga sin kone navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Adam kaldte sin Hustrues Navn Eva; thi hun selv var alle Levendes Moder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Adam ga sin kone navnet Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mannen kalte sin kone Eva, for hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mannen kalte sin kone Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mannen kalte sin kones navn Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle levende.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mannen kalte sin hustru Eva, fordi hun ble mor til alle som lever.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ada called his wyfe Heua because she was the mother of all that lyveth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Adam called his wyfe Heua, because she is the mother of all lyuynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (And the man called his wiues name Heuah, because she was the mother of all liuing)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Adam called his wyfes name Heua, because she was the mother of all lyuyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the man called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the man gave his wife the name of Eve because she was the mother of all who have life.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The man called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all the living.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 2:20 : 20 And Adam gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.
• Gen 2:23 : 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
• Acts 17:26 : 26 And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings;
• Gen 5:29 : 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.
• Gen 16:11 : 11 And the angel of the LORD said to her, Behold, you are with child, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction.
• Gen 29:32-35 : 32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely the LORD has looked upon my affliction; now my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Because the LORD has heard that I was unloved, He has therefore given me this son also; and she called his name Simeon. 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. 35 And she conceived again and bore a son and said, Now I will praise the LORD; therefore she called his name Judah; and she stopped bearing.
• Gen 35:18 : 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
• Exod 2:10 : 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, Because I pulled him out of the water.
• 1 Sam 1:20 : 20 So it came to pass, when the time had come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
• Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• Matt 1:23 : 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.