Verse 8

And he said, What do you mean by all this company which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Esau spurte: «Hva betyr alle disse flokkene jeg møtte?» Jakob svarte: «Jeg håper å finne velvilje i øynene dine, min herre.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Esau spurte: Hva skal du med alle disse flokkene jeg møtte? Jakob svarte: For å finne velvilje i din øynes, min herre.

• Norsk King James

  Og han sa: Hva mener du med alle disse flokkene jeg møtte? Jakob svarte: Disse er sendt for å finne nåde i din herres øyne.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Esau spurte: Hva vil du med alle flokkene jeg møtte? Jakob svarte: Jeg vil finne nåde i din øyne, herre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Esau spurte: 'Hva er meningen med hele denne leiren som jeg har møtt?' Jakob svarte: 'For å finne nåde i min herres øyne.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Esau sa: Hva ville du med alle disse flokkene som jeg møtte? Jacob sa: De er for å finne nåde i din øyne, min herre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han spurte: «Hva betyr alt dette folkelivet jeg har møtt?» Han svarte: «De er her for å finne nåde i øynene til min herre.»

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

  Esau sa: Hva ville du med alle disse flokkene som jeg møtte? Jacob sa: De er for å finne nåde i din øyne, min herre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Esau spurte: "Hva er hensikten med all denne leiren jeg møtte?" Jakob svarte: "For å finne nåde i din Herres øyne."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'What do you mean by all these camps I met?' Esau inquired. Jacob replied, 'To find favor in the eyes of my lord.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Esau spurte: «Hva skulle hele denne leiren som møtte meg bety?» Jakob svarte: «Det var for å finne nåde i min herres øyne.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han sagde: Hvad vil du med al denne Hær, som jeg mødte? og han sagde: At jeg maa finde Naade for min Herres Øine.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Esau sa: «Hva betyr all denne flokken jeg møtte?» Jakob svarte: «For å finne nåde i min herres øyne.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Esau spurte: "Hva mener du med alle disse som jeg møtte?" Jakob svarte: "For å finne nåde i min herres øyne."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Esau spurte: 'Hva er meningen med alt det følget jeg møtte?' Jakob svarte: 'For å finne nåde i din øyne, herre.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Esau spurte, Hva betyr hele denne flokken som jeg møtte? Jakob svarte, For å finne velvilje i din øyne, min herre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han sa: Hva var alle disse hjordene som jeg så på veien? Jacob svarte: De var en gave for at jeg kunne finne nåde i min herres øyne.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde: what meanyst thou with all ye drooues which I mett. And he answered: to fynde grace in the syghte of my LORde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde: What meanest thou wt all the droue that I met? He answered: that I might fynde grace in the sight of my lorde,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then he said, What meanest thou by all this droue, which I met? Who answered, I haue sent it, that I may finde fauour in the sight of my lorde:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: what is all the droue whiche I met? He aunswered: that I may finde grace in the sight of my lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith, `What to thee `is' all this camp which I have met?' and he saith, `To find grace in the eyes of my lord.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Esau then asked,“What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied,“To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 32:5 : 5 And I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, and male and female servants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.
• Gen 32:13-20 : 13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of what came to his hand a present for Esau his brother; 14 Two hundred she-goats, and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, 15 Thirty milking camels with their young, forty cows, and ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten foals. 16 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said to his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space between drove and drove. 17 And he commanded the first, saying, When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you, saying, Whose are you? and where are you going? and whose are these ahead of you? 18 Then you shall say, They are your servant Jacob's; it is a present sent to my lord Esau: and behold, he is also behind us. 19 And so he commanded the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall you speak to Esau, when you find him. 20 And say moreover, Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.
• Gen 39:5 : 5 And from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house and in the field.
• Esth 2:17 : 17 And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.