Verse 27

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene i stedet for å legge hånd på ham. Tross alt er han vår bror, vårt eget kjøtt. Og hans brødre var enige.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene, og ikke legge hånd på ham; for han er vår bror og vårt kjød. Og hans brødre var enige.

• Norsk King James

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ishmaelite, og la ikke hånden vår være på ham; for han er vår bror og vårt eget blod. Og brødrene hans var enige.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  La oss heller selge ham til ismaelittene. Vi skal ikke legge hånd på ham, for han er vår bror, vårt eget kjøtt. Brødrene hans var enige.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene i stedet for å skade ham. For han er vår bror, vårt eget kjøtt og blod." Brødrene hans hørte på ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene og ikke legge hånd på ham, for han er vår bror, vårt kjøtt. Brødrene hans var enige.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene, så slipper vi å ta livet av ham; for han er vår bror, av vårt eget kjøtt.' Og brødrene ble enige.

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

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene og ikke legge hånd på ham, for han er vår bror, vårt kjøtt. Brødrene hans var enige.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene, så legger vi ikke hånd på ham. Han er jo vår bror, vårt eget kjød." Brødrene hørte på ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.37.27", "source": "לְכ֞וּ וְנִמְכְּרֶ֣נּוּ לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים וְיָדֵ֙נוּ֙ אַל־תְּהִי־ב֔וֹ כִּֽי־אָחִ֥ינוּ בְשָׂרֵ֖נוּ ה֑וּא וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶחָֽיו׃", "text": "*ləḵû* and *wə-nimkərennû* to the *la-yyišməʿēlîm*, and our *wə-yāḏênû* not *təhî*-against him, for *kî*-our *ʾāḥînû* our *bəśārênû* he; and *wə-yišməʿû* his *ʾeḥāyw*", "grammar": { "*ləḵû*": "imperative 2nd masculine plural - 'go/come'", "*wə-nimkərennû*": "waw-conjunctive with qal imperfect 1st common plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'and let us sell him'", "*la-yyišməʿēlîm*": "preposition with definite article and proper noun, masculine plural - 'to the Ishmaelites'", "*wə-yāḏênû*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'and our hand'", "*təhî*": "qal imperfect jussive 3rd feminine singular - 'let it be'", "*ʾāḥînû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our brother'", "*bəśārênû*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st common plural suffix - 'our flesh'", "*wə-yišməʿû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they listened/heeded'" }, "variants": { "*bəśārênû*": "our flesh/our relative/our kinsman" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene og ikke legge hånd på ham, for han er vår bror, vårt eget kjøtt. Og hans brødre var enige.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kommer, og lader os sælge de Ismaeliter ham, at vor Haand skal ikke være paa ham, thi han er vor Broder, vort Kjød; saa adløde hans Brødre ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kom, la oss selge ham til Ismaelittene, og ikke legge hånd på ham; for han er vår bror, vårt eget kjøtt. Brødrene hørte etter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene, og ikke legge hånd på ham; for han er vår bror, vårt kjød." Hans brødre hørte på ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene; la oss ikke legge hånd på ham, for han er vår bror, vårt eget kjød.» Og brødrene hans hørte på ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kom, la oss selge ham til ismaelittene, og ikke legg hånd på ham; for han er vår bror, vårt kjøtt og blod. Og hans brødre lyttet til ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  La oss selge ham til disse ismaelittene og la ham være i live, for han er tross alt vår bror, vårt eget kjøtt. Og brødrene hans lyttet til ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  come on let vs sell him to the Ismaelites and let not oure handes be defyled vpon him: for he is oure brother and oure flesh. And his brethren were content.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Come, let vs sell him vnto the Ismaelites, that oure handes be not defyled vpon him, for he is oure brother, oure flesh and bloude. And they herkened vnto him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Come and let vs sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our handes be vpon him: for he is our brother and our flesh: and his brethren obeyed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Come on, and let vs sell hym to the Ismaelites, and let not our hande be vpon him: for he is our brother and our fleshe. And his brethren were content.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our flesh. And his brethren were content.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh." His brothers listened to him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Come, and we sell him to the Ishmaelites, and our hands are not on him, for he `is' our brother -- our flesh;' and his brethren hearken.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brethren hearkened unto him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Come, and let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not let our hand be on him; for he is our brother, our flesh." His brothers listened to him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 42:21 : 21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.
• 1 Sam 18:17 : 17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as your wife: only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
• 2 Sam 11:14-17 : 14 In the morning it happened that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriah in the forefront of the fiercest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die. 16 So it happened, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew there were valiant men. 17 Then the men of the city came out and fought with Joab. And some of the people of the servants of David fell; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
• 2 Sam 12:9 : 9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
• Neh 5:8 : 8 And I said to them, According to our ability, we have redeemed our fellow Jews who were sold to the nations; and will you even sell your brethren, or should they be sold to us? Then they were silent and found nothing to answer.
• Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Matt 26:15 : 15 And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.
• 1 Tim 1:10 : 10 For fornicators, for those who defile themselves with mankind, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,
• Rev 18:13 : 13 And cinnamon, and incense, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
• Exod 21:16 : 16 He who kidnaps a man, and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.
• Exod 21:21 : 21 However, if he continues a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.
• Gen 29:14 : 14 And Laban said to him, Surely you are my bone and my flesh. And he stayed with him for a month.
• Gen 37:22 : 22 And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.