Verse 6

Neither did they say, Where is the LORD who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no one passed through, and where no one lived?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De spurte ikke: "Hvor er Herren, som førte oss opp fra Egypt, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land med villmarker og tørre steder, et land preget av ødem og dødsskygge, der ingen vandrer, og der intet menneske bor?"

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De sa ikke: Hvor er Herren som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land, som led oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land av ødemark og groper, gjennom et land av tørke og dødsskygge, gjennom et land ingen har passert og hvor ingen mann bor.

• Norsk King James

  De spurte ikke engang: Hvor er Herren som førte oss opp fra Egypt, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom tørre og ugjestmilde områder, hvor ingen gikk, og hvor det ikke var noe liv?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De spurte ikke: Hvor er Herren, han som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land, han som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, et land øde og fullt av groper, et land tørt og med dødsskygge, et land som ingen hadde reist gjennom, hvor intet menneske bodde?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De sa ikke: Hvor er Herren, som førte oss opp fra landet Egypt, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land med ørken og groper, et land med tørke og dødens skygge, hvor ingen mann dro fram og ingen bodde?'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De sa ikke: Hvor er Herren som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land med ørken og avgrunner, gjennom et land med tørke og dødsskygge, gjennom et land som ingen mann passerte, og hvor ingen bodde?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  De sa heller ikke: 'Hvor er Herren, som førte oss opp fra Egypt og ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land med ørken og feller, et land preget av tørke og dødens skygge, der ingen har trådt, og der ingen har bodd?'

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

  De sa ikke: Hvor er Herren som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land med ørken og avgrunner, gjennom et land med tørke og dødsskygge, gjennom et land som ingen mann passerte, og hvor ingen bodde?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De sa ikke: Hvor er Herren, han som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, et land av ødemark og stup, et land av tørke og dødens mørke, et land som ingen ferdes gjennom, og der ingen mennesker bor?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and deep darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De spurte ikke: Hvor er Herren som førte oss opp fra landet Egypt, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land med ørkter og groper, et land med tørke og dødens skygge, et land hvor ingen vandrer og ingen bor?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sagde ikke: Hvor er Herren, han, som førte os op af Ægypti Land, han, som ledede os i Ørken, i et Land, som var øde og (fuldt af) Grave, i et tørt og Dødens Skygges Land, i et Land, som Ingen haver (tilforn) vandret igjennem, og hvor intet Menneske boer?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  De sa ikke: Hvor er Herren, som førte oss opp fra landet Egypt, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land av ødemark og groper, gjennom et land av tørke, og dødens skygge, gjennom et land ingen vandret gjennom, og hvor ingen bodde?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De sa heller ikke: Hvor er Yahweh som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land av ørkener og groper, gjennom et land av tørre steder og dødens skygge, gjennom et land som ingen krysset, og der ingen menneske bodde?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og de sa ikke: Hvor er Herren, som førte oss opp fra landet Egypt, som ledet oss i ørkenen, i et land av ørkener og groper, i et tørt land og skyggedødens land, i et land hvor ingen gikk og hvor ingen bodde?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  De sa heller ikke: Hvor er Herren, som førte oss ut av landet Egypt, som ledet oss gjennom ørkenen, gjennom et land av ødemarker og avgrunner, gjennom et land av tørke og dødsskygge, gjennom et land ingen reiste gjennom eller bodde i?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de sa aldri: Hvor er Herren, som førte oss opp fra Egyptens land; som ledet oss gjennom en øde ørken, et land uten råd, fullt av groper, gjennom et tørt land med dyp skygge, hvor ingen reiste og hvor ingen bodde?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They thought not in their hertes: Where haue we left the LORDE, yt brought vs out of the lode of Egipte: yt led vs thorow the wildernesse, thorow a deserte and rough londe, thorow a drie and a deedly londe, yee a londe that no man had gone thorow, and wherein no man had dwelt.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they saide not, Where is the Lorde that brought vs vp out of the lande of Egypt? That led vs through the wildernesse, through a desert, and waste land, through a drie land, and by the shadow of death, by a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They thought not in their heartes, where is the Lord that brought vs out of the lande of Egypt, that led vs thorowe the wildernesse, through a desert & rough lande, through a drye and deadly lande, yea a lande that no man had gone through, and wherin no man had dwelt?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Neither said they, Where [is] the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Neither said they, Where is Yahweh who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man lived?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And have not said, Where `is' Jehovah, Who bringeth us up out of the land of Egypt, Who leadeth us in a wilderness, In a land of deserts and pits, In a dry land, and of death-shade, In a land -- none hath passed through it, Nor dwelt hath man there?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Neither said they, Where is Jehovah that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man dwelt?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Neither did they say, 'Where is Yahweh who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that none passed through, and where no man lived?'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They did not ask:‘Where is the LORD who delivered us out of Egypt, who brought us through the wilderness, through a land of valleys and gorges, through a land of desert and deep darkness, through a land in which no one travels, and where no one lives?’

Referenced Verses

• Deut 32:10 : 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
• Hos 13:4 : 4 Yet I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt, and you shall know no god but me: for there is no savior besides me.
• Deut 8:14-16 : 14 Then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15 Who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought you water out of the rock of flint; 16 Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that he might humble you, and that he might test you, to do you good at your latter end;
• Isa 63:11-13 : 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he who put his Holy Spirit within him? 12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? 13 Who led them through the deep, like a horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
• Isa 64:7 : 7 And there is none who calls upon your name, who stirs up himself to take hold of you: for you have hidden your face from us, and have consumed us, because of our iniquities.
• Jer 2:2 : 2 Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says the LORD; I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your engagements, when you went after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
• Jer 2:8 : 8 The priests did not say, Where is the LORD? and those who handle the law did not know me: the shepherds also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
• Jer 5:2 : 2 And though they say, The LORD lives; surely they swear falsely.
• Hos 12:13 : 13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was preserved.
• Exod 14:1-9 : 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baalzephon: before it you shall camp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are trapped in the land, the wilderness has shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall pursue them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he prepared his chariot, and took his people with him: 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over each of them. 8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with boldness. 9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. 10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. 11 And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? why have you dealt with us in this way, to bring us out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than to die in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said to the people, Do not fear, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall see them again no more forever. 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. 15 And the LORD said to Moses, Why do you cry to me? speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward:
• Matt 4:16 : 16 The people which sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has sprung up.
• Judg 6:13 : 13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? But now the LORD has forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
• 2 Kgs 2:14 : 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? And when he also had struck the waters, they divided here and there: and Elisha went over.
• Job 3:5 : 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.
• Job 10:21-22 : 21 Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22 A land of darkness, like darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
• Job 35:10 : 10 But none says, Where is God my maker, who gives songs in the night;
• Ps 23:4 : 4 Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
• Ps 77:5 : 5 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.
• Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.