Verse 14

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode, krysset hendene, selv om Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Israel strakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode; han styrte hendene bevisst, for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Norsk King James

  Og Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode, og førte hendene sine med omtanke, for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Israel strakk ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode. Han la sine hender bevisst slik fordi Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Israel strakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode, bevisst la han hendene slik, selv om Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode; han ledet hendene med vilje, for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Israel strakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, selv om han var den yngre, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode, for å lede hendene bevisst; for Manasse var førstefødt.

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

  Men Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode; han ledet hendene med vilje, for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode, og krysset hendene med vitende vilje, selv om Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim’s head, though he was the younger; and crossing his hands, he placed his left hand on Manasseh’s head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, selv om han var den yngre, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode. Han kryssla hendene, selv om Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Israel rakte sin høire Haand ud og lagde paa Ephraims Hoved, dog han var den Yngste, og sin venstre Haand paa Manasses Hoved; vidende gjorde han saaledes med sine Hænder; thi Manasse var den Førstefødte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younr, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode og korsla armene med vilje; for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngre, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode, og styrte sine hender bevisst, for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Israel rakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på hodet til Efraim, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på hodet til Manasse. Han styrte sine hender med klokskap, for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Israel strakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på Efraims hode, som var den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på Manasses hode, og styrte sine hender bevisst, for Manasse var den førstefødte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Israel strakte ut sin høyre hånd og la den på hodet til Efraim, den yngste, og sin venstre hånd på hodet til Manasse. Han krysset bevisst hendene, for Manasse var den eldste.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Israel stretched out his righte hande and layde it apon Ephraims head which was the yonger and his lyft hade apon Manasses heed crossinge his handes for manasses was the elder.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Israel stretched out his right hande, & layed it vpo ye heade of Ephraim ye yogest & his left hande vpo Manasses heade, & did so wyttingly wt his handes, for Manasses was ye firstborne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Israel stretched out his right hand, and layde it on Ephraims head, which was the yonger, and his left hande vpon Manassehs head (directing his handes of purpose) for Manasseh was the elder.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Israel stretched out his ryght hande, and layed it vppon Ephraims head, which was the younger: and his left hande vpon Manasses head, guydyng his hande wyttyngly, for Manasses was the first borne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid [it] upon Ephraim's head, who [was] the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh [was] the firstborn.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth `it' upon the head of Ephraim, who `is' the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh `is' the first-born.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Israel, stretching out his right hand, put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, crossing his hands on purpose, for Manasseh was the older.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Israel stretched out his right hand and placed it on Ephraim’s head, although he was the younger. Crossing his hands, he put his left hand on Manasseh’s head, for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:51 : 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, For God, he said, has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house.
• Gen 46:20 : 20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, bore to him.
• Gen 48:18 : 18 And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put your right hand upon his head.
• Exod 15:6 : 6 Your right hand, O LORD, has become glorious in power: your right hand, O LORD, has dashed in pieces the enemy.
• Num 8:10 : 10 And you shall bring the Levites before the LORD, and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites.
• Num 8:18 : 18 And I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
• Deut 34:9 : 9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands on him: and the children of Israel listened to him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Ps 110:1 : 1 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.
• Ps 118:16 : 16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
• Matt 6:5 : 5 And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward.
• Matt 16:18 : 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• Matt 19:13 : 13 Then little children were brought to him that he might put his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.
• Matt 19:15 : 15 And he laid his hands on them and departed from there.
• Luke 4:40 : 40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.
• Luke 13:13 : 13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
• Acts 6:6 : 6 They set them before the apostles, and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
• Acts 8:17-19 : 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 Saying, Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 13:3 : 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
• 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
• 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not lay hands hastily on anyone, nor share in other people's sins; keep yourself pure.