Verse 2

Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Serafene sto over ham. Hver av dem hadde seks vinger: med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Over ham sto serafene: hver av dem hadde seks vinger; med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Norsk King James

  Over tronen sto serafene; hver av dem hadde seks vinger; med to dekket de ansiktet sitt, med to dekket de føttene sine, og med to fløy de.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Serafene sto over ham, hver med seks vinger; med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Serafer stod over ham, hver hadde seks vinger: Med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Over ham sto serafer: hver av dem hadde seks vinger; med to dekket han ansiktet, med to dekket han føttene, og med to fløy han.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Over tronen sto serafimene, hver med seks vinger; med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

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

  Over ham sto serafer: hver av dem hadde seks vinger; med to dekket han ansiktet, med to dekket han føttene, og med to fløy han.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Fiery serafim sto over ham. Hver av dem hadde seks vinger: Med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Isaiah.6.2", "source": "שְׂרָפִ֨ים עֹמְדִ֤ים ׀ מִמַּ֙עַל֙ ל֔וֹ שֵׁ֧שׁ כְּנָפַ֛יִם שֵׁ֥שׁ כְּנָפַ֖יִם לְאֶחָ֑ד בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם ׀ יְכַסֶּ֣ה פָנָ֗יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִם יְכַסֶּ֥ה רַגְלָ֖יו וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִם יְעוֹפֵֽף׃", "text": "*Śərāp̄im* *ʿōmədîm* above *lô* *shēsh* *kənāp̄ayim* *shēsh* *kənāp̄ayim* to *ʾeḥād* with *shtayim* *yəkasseh* *p̄ānāyw* and with *shtayim* *yəkasseh* *raglāyw* and with *shtayim* *yəʿôp̄ēp̄*.", "grammar": { "*Śərāp̄im*": "noun, masculine plural - seraphim/burning ones", "*ʿōmədîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - standing", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to/for him", "*shēsh*": "cardinal number, feminine - six", "*kənāp̄ayim*": "noun, feminine dual - wings/pair of wings", "*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number, masculine singular - one/each", "*shtayim*": "cardinal number, feminine dual - two/pair", "*yəkasseh*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he covers/was covering", "*p̄ānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face", "*raglāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet", "*yəʿôp̄ēp̄*": "polel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he flies/was flying" }, "variants": { "*Śərāp̄im*": "burning ones/fiery serpent-like beings/celestial beings", "*mimmaʿal*": "from above/overhead/on high", "*kənāp̄ayim*": "wings/extremities", "*p̄ānāyw*": "face/presence/front", "*raglāyw*": "feet/legs (potentially euphemistic for genitals)" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Serafer sto omkring ham; hver av dem hadde seks vinger: med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Seraphim stode over ham, enhver havde sex Vinger; med to skjulte hver sit Ansigt, og med to skjulte hver sine Fødder, og med to fløi den.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Over ham sto det serafer, hver hadde seks vinger; med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Over ham sto serafer. Hver av dem hadde seks vinger. Med to dekket han ansiktet, med to dekket han føttene, og med to fløy han.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Serafene stod over ham. Hver av dem hadde seks vinger: med to dekket de ansiktet sitt, med to dekket de føttene sine, og med to fløy de.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Over ham sto serafene; hver av dem hadde seks vinger: med to dekket de ansiktet, med to dekket de føttene, og med to fløy de.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Over ham var de bevingede vesener: hver hadde seks vinger; to dekket ansiktet, to dekket føttene, og to til å fly med.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  From aboue flakred the Seraphins, wherof euery one had sex wynges. With twayne ech couered his face, wt twayne his fete, and with twayne dyd he flye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The Seraphims stoode vpon it: euery one had sixe wings: with twaine he couered his face, and with twaine hee couered his feete, and with twaine he did flie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And about hym stoode Seraphims, whereof one had sixe winges, with twayne eche couered his face, with twayne his feete, and with twayne did he flee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Seraphs are standing above it: six wings hath each one; with two `each' covereth its face, and with two `each' covereth its feet, and with two `each' flieth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Over him were the winged ones: every one had six wings; two for covering his face, two for covering his feed, and two for flight.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 4:8 : 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."
• Ps 103:20 : 20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His commandments, listening to the voice of His word.
• Isa 6:6 : 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar;
• 1 Kgs 6:24 : 24 And five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the far end of one wing to the far end of the other were ten cubits.
• Rev 7:11 : 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four living creatures, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshiped God,
• Ezek 1:11 : 11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of each were joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.
• Ezek 1:24 : 24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.
• Ezek 10:16 : 16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them: and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.
• Ezek 10:21 : 21 Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
• Dan 7:10 : 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.
• Dan 9:21 : 21 Yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me at the time of the evening offering.
• Zech 3:4 : 4 And he answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And to him he said, See, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich attire.
• Luke 1:10 : 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.
• Heb 1:7 : 7 And of the angels He says, Who makes His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
• Rev 8:13 : 13 And I looked, and heard an angel flying in the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are yet to sound!
• Rev 14:6 : 6 And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people.
• Ezek 1:6 : 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
• Ezek 1:9 : 9 Their wings were joined to one another; they turned not when they went; they each went straight forward.
• 1 Kgs 6:27 : 27 And he set the cherubim inside the inner house; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched each other in the middle of the house.
• 1 Kgs 8:7 : 7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
• 1 Kgs 19:13 : 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice came to him, and said, What are you doing here, Elijah?
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
• Job 1:6 : 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
• Job 4:18 : 18 Behold, he puts no trust in his servants; and his angels he charges with folly:
• Job 15:15 : 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His saints; yes, the heavens are not clean in His sight.
• Ps 18:10 : 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: yea, he flew upon the wings of the wind.
• Ps 89:7 : 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
• Ps 104:4 : 4 Who makes His angels spirits; His ministers a flaming fire:
• Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
• Exod 3:6 : 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
• Exod 25:20 : 20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
• Exod 37:9 : 9 And the cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; facing the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
• Ezek 1:4 : 4 And I looked, and behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and brightness was about it, and out of its midst was as the color of amber, out of the midst of the fire.