Verse 1

Surely there is a source for silver, and a place where gold is refined.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For sølv har sin opprinnelse, og gull har sin kilde.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Sannelig, det finnes en kilde for sølvet, og et sted hvor gullet blir renset.

• Norsk King James

  Sikkert finnes det en ven for sølvet, og en plass for gull hvor det blir raffinert.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sølvet har sin opprinnelse, og gullet sitt sted, hvor de renser det.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det er nettopp gullstedet sølv blir hentet fra, og gullsmelteverket.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Sannelig, det finnes en åre for sølv, og et sted for gull som de foredler.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Sannelig, det finnes en åre for sølv, og et sted for gull der det utvinnes.

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

  Sannelig, det finnes en åre for sølv, og et sted for gull som de foredler.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Sannelig, sølv har sin kilde, og et sted finnes for gull som blir renset.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.28.1", "source": "כִּ֤י יֵ֣שׁ לַכֶּ֣סֶף מוֹצָ֑א וּ֝מָק֗וֹם לַזָּהָ֥ב יָזֹֽקּוּ׃", "text": "For *yēš* to-the-*kesep̄* *môṣāʾ* and-*māqôm* to-the-*zāhāḇ* *yāzōqqû*", "grammar": { "*yēš*": "existential particle - there is/exists", "*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - silver", "*môṣāʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - place of going out/exit/source", "*māqôm*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - place", "*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular, absolute - gold", "*yāzōqqû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they refine/purify" }, "variants": { "*môṣāʾ*": "source/mine/vein/place of extraction", "*yāzōqqû*": "they refine/purify/filter/strain" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Sølvet har sine gruver, og gull har sitt sted som man rensker.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Sølvet haver (sin) Udgang, og Guldet har sit Sted, hvor de luttre det.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Sannelig finnes det en åre for sølvet, og et sted for guldet hvor det foredles.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Sannelig, det finnes en gruve for sølv og et sted for gull som man renser.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Sannelig, det finnes en kilde for sølv, og et sted for å lutre gull;

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det finnes visselig en gruve for sølv og et sted for gull som de foredler.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sannelig, det finnes en mine for sølv, og et sted hvor gull blir utvunnet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There are places where syluer is molte, & where golde is tryed:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold his place, where they take it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There is a place wher siluer is brought out of, and where golde is tryed,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Surely there is for silver a source, And a place for the gold they refine;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  III. Job’s Search for Wisdom(28:1-28)No Known Road to Wisdom“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 2:11-12 : 11 The name of the first is Pishon: it is the one that encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
• Gen 23:15 : 15 My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead.
• Gen 24:22 : 22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden earring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,
• 1 Kgs 7:48-50 : 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which was the showbread, 49 And the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, 50 And the bowls, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the temple.
• 1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
• 1 Chr 29:2-5 : 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have given of my own proper goods, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses. 5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of craftsmen. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day to the LORD?
• Ps 12:6 : 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
• Prov 27:21 : 21 As the refining pot tests silver, and the furnace tests gold, so a man is tested by his praise.
• Isa 48:10 : 10 Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
• 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ: