Verse 8

Rachel said, "With great struggles have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Rakel sa: 'Jeg har kjempet med Gud og min søster, og jeg har fått seier.' Derfor kalte hun ham Naftali.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Rakel sa: "Jeg har drevet stor strid med min søster, men jeg har vunnet." Og hun kalte ham Naftali.

• Norsk King James

  Og Rachel sa: «Med sterke stridigheter har jeg stridd med min søster, og jeg har vunnet; derfor kalte hun hans navn Naftali.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Rachel sa: Jeg har kjempet en stor kamp med min søster og har seiret. Derfor kalte hun ham Naphthali.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Rakel sa: "Med stor kamp har jeg kjempet med min søster - og jeg har seiret!" Hun kalte ham Naftali.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Rachel sa: Med stor kamp har jeg kjempet med min søster, og jeg har vunnet; derfor kalte hun ham Naftali.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Rachel sa: «Med store kamper har jeg stridd med min søster, og jeg har seiret.» Derfor kalte hun ham Naphtali.

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

  Og Rachel sa: Med stor kamp har jeg kjempet med min søster, og jeg har vunnet; derfor kalte hun ham Naftali.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Rakel sa: «Ved store strider har jeg stridd med min søster, og jeg har vunnet.» Derfor kalte hun ham Naftali.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Rachel said, 'I have struggled greatly with my sister and I have prevailed.' So she named him Naphtali.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Rakel sa: 'Jeg har kjempet en hard kamp med min søster og vunnet.' Derfor kalte hun ham Naftali.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Rachel: Jeg haver kjæmpet en meget stor Kamp med min Søster, jeg haver og faaet Overhaand; og hun kaldte hans Navn Naphthali.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Rakel sa: Jeg har kjempet hardt med min søster og vunnet. Så kalte hun ham Naftali.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Rakel sa: "Med store strider har jeg stridd med min søster, og jeg har seiret." Hun kalte ham Naftali.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Rachel sa: «Med Guds strider har jeg kjempet med min søster, og jeg har vunnet.» Hun kalte ham Naftali.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Rakel sa: «Med store kamper har jeg kjempet med min søster og vunnet.» Og hun kalte ham Naftali.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Rakel sa: Jeg har hatt en stor strid med min søster og har vunnet; og hun ga ham navnet Naftali.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Rahel sayde. God is turned and I haue made achaunge with my sister and haue gote ye vpper hade. And she called his name Nepthali

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde Rachel: God hath turned it with me, and my sister, and I haue gotte the vpperhande. And she called him Nephthali.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Rahel said, with excellent wrestlings haue I wrestled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and shee called his name, Naphtali.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Rachel said: With godly wrastlynges haue I wrastled with my sister, & haue gotten the vpper hande: and she called his name Nephthali.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Rachel saith, `With wrestlings of God I have wrestled with my sister, yea, I have prevailed;' and she calleth his name Napthali.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Rachel said, With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Rachel said, I have had a great fight with my sister, and I have overcome her: and she gave the child the name Naphtali.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Rachel said,“I have fought a desperate struggle with my sister, but I have won.” So she named him Naphtali.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 49:21 : 21 Naphtali is a deer let loose: he gives goodly words.
• Matt 4:13 : 13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea coast, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
• Exod 9:28 : 28 Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.
• Deut 33:23 : 23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favor, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess the west and the south.
• 1 Sam 14:15 : 15 There was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled, and the earth quaked, so there was a very great trembling.
• Gen 23:6 : 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.
• Gen 32:24-25 : 24 And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he did not prevail against him, he touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
• Gen 35:25 : 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's maid; Dan, and Naphtali:
• Gen 46:24 : 24 And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.