Verse 23

And they did not know that Joseph understood them; for he spoke to them by an interpreter.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De visste ikke at Josef forsto dem, for han brukte en tolk mellom dem.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men de visste ikke at Josef skjønte dem, for han talte til dem gjennom en tolk.

• Norsk King James

  Og de visste ikke at Josef forsto dem; for han talte til dem gjennom en tolk.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De visste ikke at Josef forstod dem, for han brukte en tolk mellom dem.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  23 De visste ikke at Josef forstod dem, for han brukte en tolk mellom dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De visste ikke at Josef forstod dem, for han snakket med dem gjennom en tolk.

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

  De visste ikke at Josef forstod dem, for han snakket med dem gjennom en tolk.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De visste ikke at Josef forsto det de sa, for han brukte en tolk.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.42.23", "source": "וְהֵם֙ לֹ֣א יֽ͏ָדְע֔וּ כִּ֥י שֹׁמֵ֖עַ יוֹסֵ֑ף כִּ֥י הַמֵּלִ֖יץ בֵּינֹתָֽם׃", "text": "And they not *yāḏʿû* that *šōmēaʿ* *yôsēp̄*; for the-*mēlîṣ* *bênōṯām*.", "grammar": { "*yāḏʿû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they knew", "*šōmēaʿ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - hearing/understanding", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*mēlîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - interpreter/mediator", "*bênōṯām*": "preposition with noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - between them" }, "variants": { "*yāḏʿû*": "knew/understood/perceived", "*šōmēaʿ*": "hearing/listening/understanding", "*mēlîṣ*": "interpreter/mediator/translator", "*bênōṯām*": "between them/among them" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De visste ikke at Josef forsto dem, for han talte til dem gjennom en tolk.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men de vidste ikke, at Joseph forstod det; thi Tolken (talede) imellem dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men de ante ikke at Josef forsto dem, for han snakket til dem gjennom en tolk.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De visste ikke at Josef forsto dem, for det var en tolk mellom dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De visste ikke at Josef forsto dem, for det var en tolk mellom dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men de visste ikke at Josef forstod dem, for det var en tolk mellom dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De var ikke klar over at Josef forsto dem, for han benyttet en tolk til å snakke med dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  They were not aware that Ioseph vnderstode them for he spake vnto them by an interpreter.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But they knew not that Ioseph vnderstode it, for he spake vnto the by an interpreter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (And they were not aware that Ioseph vnderstoode them: for he spake vnto them by an interpreter.)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They were not aware that Ioseph vnderstoode them: for he spake vnto them by an interpreter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they knew not that Joseph understood [them]; for he spake unto them by an interpreter.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They didn't know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they have not known that Joseph understandeth, for the interpreter `is' between them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They didn't know that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (Now they did not know that Joseph could understand them, for he was speaking through an interpreter.)

Referenced Verses

• John 16:13-14 : 13 However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he will not speak on his own; but whatever he hears, he will speak: and he will show you things to come. 14 He will glorify me: for he will take of what is mine, and will show it to you.
• 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.