Verse 8

But as for the mighty man, he possessed the land; and the honorable man lived in it.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Den sterke tar jorden, og de med makt bor der.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men den sterke mannen eier jorden, og den ærefulle mannen bor der.

• Norsk King James

  Men den mektige mannen eide landet; den ærefulle mannen bodde der.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mannen med styrken fikk landet, og den ansette bodde der.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  En mann med makt har jorden, og bare den aktede får bo der.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men den mektige mannen hadde jorden, og den ansette bodde der.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men den mektige mannen, han fikk jorden, og den ærede bodde der.

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

  Men den mektige mannen hadde jorden, og den ansette bodde der.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det var den mektige som eide landet, og den som ble æret som bodde i det.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But the powerful man owns the land, and the honored man dwells in it.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men den sterke eide landet, og den æresfulle bodde i det.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men var der en Mand, (som brugte sin) Arms Styrke, han havde Landet, og den, hvis Person var anseet, boede deri.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men den som er mektig, hadde jorden, og den ærefulle bodde i den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Den mektige mannen, han eide jorden. Den ærefulle mannen, han bodde i den.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Den sterke eier landet, den som er høyt ansett bor i det.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men den mektige mannen hadde jorden, og den ærefulle mannen bodde i den.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For det var den med makt som hadde landet, og den med et æret navn som bodde der.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Shulde soch one the as vseth violece, wroge & oppression (doinge all thinges of parcialyte, & hauynge respecte of personnes) dwell in the lode?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in autoritie, dwelt in it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the mightie man had the earth, and he that was in auctoritie dwelt in it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  As to the man of arm -- he hath the earth, And the accepted of face -- he dwelleth in it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

Referenced Verses

• Isa 9:15 : 15 The elder and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail.
• Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
• 1 Kgs 21:11-15 : 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
• Job 13:8 : 8 Will you accept his person? will you contend for God?
• Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went out to the gate of the city, when I took my seat in the square! 8 The young men saw me and hid themselves; even the aged arose and stood. 9 The princes refrained from speaking, and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The nobles kept silence, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. 11 When the ear heard me, it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it approved me; 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried out, the fatherless, and the one who had no helper. 13 The blessing of a dying man came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a crown. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poor, and I searched out the case I did not know. 17 And I broke the fangs of the wicked, and plucked the victim from his teeth.
• Job 31:34 : 34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, so that I kept silent and went not out of the door?
• Ps 12:8 : 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
• Isa 3:3 : 3 The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the skilled craftsman, and the eloquent orator.