Verse 16

For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For mennesker sverger ved det som er større, og en ed for bekreftelse er for dem en ende på all strid.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For mennesker sverger ved noe som er større enn dem, og dette bekrefter alt som skulle være i motsetning.

• Norsk King James

  For mennesker sverger ved noe større; og en ed som bekreftelse er for dem en ende på all strid.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For mennesker sverger ved en som er større, og eden bekrefter alt og gjør slutt på all strid.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For mennesker sverger jo ved noe større, og deres ed til bekreftelse er stadfestelse av alle uenigheter.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For mennesker sverger jo ved en som er større, og eden er som en sikker avslutning på all motsigelse.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For mennesker sverger sannelig ved noe større, og en ed for bekreftelse er for dem en slutt på all tvist.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For mennesker sverger utvilsomt ved den største, og en ed som bekreftelse setter en ende på all strid.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For mennesker sverger jo ved en som er større enn dem selv, og eden tjener dem som en bekreftelse som gjør slutt på enhver diskusjon.

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

  For mennesker sverger jo ved en som er større enn dem selv, og eden tjener dem som en bekreftelse som gjør slutt på enhver diskusjon.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For mennesker sverger ved én som er større, og eden er for dem en ende på enhver strid, som en bekreftelse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For mennesker sverger ved en som er større enn dem selv, og deres ed tjener til å stadfeste saken og gjør slutt på all motsigelse.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Mennesker sværge jo ved en Større, og Eden er dem en Ende paa al Tvist, til Stadfestelse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For mennesker sverger ved det som er større, og en ed til bekreftelse er for dem slutten på all strid.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For mennesker sverger ved en større, og i hver tvist mellom dem er eden en endelig bekreftelse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For mennesker sverger ved noe større enn seg selv, og eden bekrefter deres ord og setter en stopper for all strid.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For mennesker sverger ved den som er større, og for dem er eden den siste bekreftelsen i all strid.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mennesker sverger ved noe større enn dem selv, og eden bringer slutten på enhver diskusjon.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Men verely sweare by him that is greater then them selves and an othe to confyrme the thynge ys amonge them an ende of all stryfe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for men, they sweare by him that is greater then them selues: and the ooth is the ende of all stryfe to confirme the thinge amoge them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For men verely sweare by him that is greater then themselues, and an othe for confirmation is among them an ende of all strife.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For men veryly sweare by the greater, and an oth for confirmation, is to them an ende of all stryfe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for men indeed do swear by the greater, and an end of all controversy to them for confirmation `is' the oath,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For men indeed swear by a greater one, and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 22:11 : 11 then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.
• Josh 9:15-20 : 15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a treaty with them, to let them live: and the leaders of the congregation swore to them. 16 And it happened at the end of three days after they had made a treaty with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors, and that they lived among them. 17 And the children of Israel journeyed and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim. 18 And the children of Israel did not strike them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation complained against the leaders. 19 But all the leaders said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them; we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath we swore to them.
• 2 Sam 21:2 : 2 So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites; and the Israelites had sworn to them. Yet Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)
• Ezek 17:16-20 : 16 As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, by casting up mounds and building forts to cut off many persons: 18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand and has done all these things, he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; As I live, surely my oath that he has despised and my covenant that he has broken, I will recompense on his own head. 20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will contend with him there for his trespass which he has trespassed against me.
• Matt 23:20-22 : 20 Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it. 21 And whoever swears by the temple, swears by it and by him that dwells in it. 22 And he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by him who sits on it.
• Heb 6:13 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
• Gen 14:22 : 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
• Gen 21:23 : 23 Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.
• Gen 21:30-31 : 30 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs you shall take from my hand, that they may be a witness that I have dug this well. 31 Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because there they both swore an oath.
• Gen 31:53 : 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.