Verse 7

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, herds, and camels, into two groups;

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Budbærerne vendte tilbake til Jakob og sa: 'Vi møtte din bror Esau. Han er nå på vei for å møte deg, og fire hundre mann er med ham.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da ble Jakob svært redd og engstelig, og han delte folket som var med ham, samt flokkene, buskapen og kamelene i to leirer;

• Norsk King James

  Da ble Jakob meget redd og engstelig; og han delte folket som var med ham, og flokkene, og hjordene, og kamelene, i to skarer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da ble Jakob veldig redd og engstelig. Han delte folket som var med ham, samt småfe, okser og kameler i to flokker.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Budbringerne kom tilbake til Jakob og sa: 'Vi kom til din bror Esau, og han kommer imot deg med fire hundre menn.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da ble Jakob svært redd og engstelig. Han delte folket som var med ham, samt småfeet, storfeet og kamelene, i to grupper.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da ble Jakob svært redd og engstelig. Han delte folket med seg, liksom flokkene, dyreflokkene og kamelene, i to leirer.

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

  Da ble Jakob svært redd og engstelig. Han delte folket som var med ham, samt småfeet, storfeet og kamelene, i to grupper.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Budbærerne vendte tilbake til Jakob og sa: «Vi kom til din bror Esau. Han kommer også imot deg med fire hundre mann.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, 'We went to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you with four hundred men.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.32.7", "source": "וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֵאמֹ֑ר בָּ֤אנוּ אֶל־אָחִ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־עֵשָׂ֔ו וְגַם֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ לִקְרָֽאתְךָ֔ וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ עִמּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-yāšubû ha-malʾākîm* to-*yaʿăqōb lēmōr bāʾnû* to-brother-your to-*ʿēśāw wə-gam hōlēk liqrāʾtəkā wə-ʾarbaʿ-mēʾôt ʾîš* with-him.", "grammar": { "*wə-yāšubû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they returned", "*ha-malʾākîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the messengers/angels", "*lēmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*bāʾnû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we came", "*wə-gam*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and also", "*hōlēk*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - is going/walking", "*liqrāʾtəkā*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to meet you", "*wə-ʾarbaʿ-mēʾôt*": "waw conjunction + number + feminine plural noun - and four hundred", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/men" }, "variants": { "*yāšubû*": "to return, to turn back", "*malʾākîm*": "messengers, angels, ambassadors", "*lēmōr*": "saying, to say", "*bāʾnû*": "to come, to arrive, to enter", "*hōlēk*": "to go, to walk, to proceed", "*liqrāʾtəkā*": "to meet you, to come toward you", "*ʾîš*": "man, person, human being" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Budbringernes vendte tilbake til Jakob og sa: 'Vi møtte din bror Esau, og nå er han på vei for å møte deg, sammen med fire hundre mann.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da frygtede Jakob saare og blev bange; saa skilte han Folket ad, som var hos ham, og Qvæget og Øxnene og Kamelerne i to Hære.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da ble Jakob meget redd og engstelig, og han delte folket som var med ham, samt sauene, buskapen og kamelene, i to flokker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da ble Jakob meget redd og engstelig; han delte folket som var med ham, og småfeet og storfeet og kamelene, i to flokker.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da ble Jakob meget redd og urolig. Han delte folket som var med ham, samt buskapen, storfeet og kamelene, i to leirer.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da ble Jakob svært redd og urolig, og han delte folket som var med ham, og dyreflokkene, buskapen og kamelene i to grupper.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Jakob ble svært redd og bekymret. Han delte folket, flokkene, storfeet og kamelene i to leirer.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than was Iacob greatlye afrayde and wist not which waye to turne him selfe and devyded the people that was with him and the shepe oxen and camels in to.ij. companies

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then was Iacob sore afrayed, and wyst not what waye to turne himself, & deuyded the people that was with him, and the shepe, and the oxen, & the Camels in to two droues,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Iaakob was greatly afraid, and was sore troubled, and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and the beeues, and the camels into two companies.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Iacob was greatly afrayde, and wist not whiche way to turne him selfe: and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and oxen, and camelles, into two companies:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that [was] with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideth the people who `are' with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Jacob was in great fear and trouble of mind: and he put all the people and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jacob was very afraid and upset. So he divided the people who were with him into two camps, as well as the flocks, herds, and camels.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 35:3 : 3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
• Exod 14:10 : 10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.
• Ps 18:4-5 : 4 The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell surrounded me: the snares of death confronted me.
• Ps 31:13 : 13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take my life.
• Ps 55:4-5 : 4 My heart is in anguish within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
• Ps 61:2 : 2 From the ends of the earth I will cry to you, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Ps 107:6 : 6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
• Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.
• Ps 142:4 : 4 I looked on my right hand and beheld, but there was no one who would know me; refuge failed me; no one cared for my soul.
• Prov 2:11 : 11 Discretion will preserve you; understanding will keep you;
• Isa 28:26 : 26 For his God instructs him in right judgment, his God teaches him.
• Matt 8:26 : 26 And he said to them, Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• John 16:33 : 33 I have spoken these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
• Acts 14:22 : 22 Strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.
• 2 Cor 1:4 : 4 Who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, by the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
• 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed beyond measure, above strength, so much that we despaired even of life. 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
• 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
• Gen 32:11 : 11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he come and attack me, and the mother with the children.