Verse 10

Then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  la kona mi male korn for en annen, og la folk bøye seg over henne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da la min kone male for en annen, og la andre bøye seg over henne.

• Norsk King James

  Da la min kone male for en annen, og la andre bøye seg for henne.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  da må min kone male for en annen, og andre bøye seg over henne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  måtte da min hustru male korn for en annen, og andre ligge med henne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  la da min kone male for en annen, og la andre bøye seg over henne.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  da skal min kone male korn for en annen, og la andre bøye seg for henne.

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

  la da min kone male for en annen, og la andre bøye seg over henne.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  da la min kone male for en annen, og andre menn ligge med henne.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  then may my wife grind grain for another, and may others kneel over her.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  la min kone male for en annen, og la andre bøye seg over henne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  da maa min Hustru male med en Anden, og Andre bøie sig over hende.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  La da min kone male for en annen, og la andre ligge med henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da la min hustru male korn for en annen, Og la andre ligge med henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  la min kone male for en annen, og la andre ligge med henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  La da min kone male for en annen, og la andre bøye seg over henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da la min hustru gi glede til en annen mann, og la andre bruke hennes kropp.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O then let my wife be another mans harlot, and let other lye with her.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Let my wife grinde vnto another man, and let other men bow downe vpon her:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then let my wife grinde vnto an other man, and let other men lye with her.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  [Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then let my wife grind for another, And let others sleep with her.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.

• World English Bible (2000)

  then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men commit adultery with her.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 8:10 : 10 Therefore, I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall inherit them: for everyone from the least to the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
• 2 Sam 12:11 : 11 Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
• Isa 47:2 : 2 Take the millstones and grind meal; uncover your hair, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
• Exod 11:5 : 5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant who is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
• Deut 28:30 : 30 You shall marry a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof.
• Hos 4:13-14 : 13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shade thereof is good. Therefore your daughters shall commit harlotry, and your spouses shall commit adultery. 14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry, nor your spouses when they commit adultery, for the men themselves are separated with harlots, and they sacrifice with temple prostitutes. Therefore, the people who do not understand shall fall.
• Matt 24:41 : 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other left.