Verse 32

With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Han duser lys med sine hender og befaler det til å falle.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Med skyer dekker han lyset; og befaler det å ikke skinne ved skyen som kommer mellom.

• Norsk King James

  Med skyer dekker han lyset; og befaler det å ikke skinne gjennom skyene som kommer imellom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han dekker lyset med sine flate hender og sender skyene av sted.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han dekker lyset med sine hender og befaler det å slå til.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Med skyer dekker han lyset; og befaler det ikke å skinne ved skyen som kommer imellom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Med skyer dekker han lyset og forbyr det å skinne når en sky kommer mellom.

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

  Med skyer dekker han lyset; og befaler det ikke å skinne ved skyen som kommer imellom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han dekker lyset med sine hender, og befaler at den skal slå.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He covers His hands with the lightning and commands it to strike its target.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Han dekker sine hender med lyn, og befaler det å treffe målet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han skjuler Lyset (som) med flade Hænder, og byder derover derved, at en (Sky) kommer derimod.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Med skyer dekker han lyset; han befaler det ikke å skinne på grunn av skyen imellom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han dekker sine hender med lyn, og befaler det å treffe målet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Med begge hender dekker Han lyset, og gir befaling over det i møte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han dekker sine hender med lynet og gir det en ladning for å treffe målet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han tar lyset i sine hender og sender det mot målet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In ye turnynge of a hande he hydeth the light, & at his commaundement it commeth agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  With the cloudes he hydeth the light, and at his commaundement it breaketh out:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the cloud] that cometh betwixt.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He covers his hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 10:21-23 : 21 And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days. 23 They saw not one another, nor did any rise from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
• Job 26:9 : 9 He holds back the face of His throne and spreads His cloud upon it.
• Job 37:12 : 12 And it turns around by his counsel, so that they may do whatever he commands them on the face of the world in the earth.
• Job 37:15 : 15 Do you know when God arranged them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
• Ps 18:11 : 11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
• Ps 135:7 : 7 He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he makes lightning for the rain; he brings the wind out of his treasuries.
• Ps 147:8-9 : 8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He gives to the beast its food, and to the young ravens which cry.
• Ps 148:8 : 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind fulfilling His word;
• Acts 27:20 : 20 And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then lost.