Verse 20

Shall it be told him that I speak? If a man speaks, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hva skal vi si til ham? Er det noen som tør å nærme seg ham med frykt?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Skal det fortelles ham at jeg taler? Hvis en mann taler, vil han sikkert bli oppslukt.

• Norsk King James

  Skal det bli sagt til ham at jeg taler? Hvis en mann taler, vil han bli oppslukt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skal det meldes til ham når jeg taler? Kan noen tale til ham uten å bli overveldet?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Skal det meldes til ham at jeg taler? Kan et menneske tale og bli oppslukt?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Skal det bli fortalt ham at jeg taler? Hvis en mann taler, vil han sikkert bli oppslukt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Skal jeg fortelle ham at jeg taler? Hvis en mann snakker, vil han helt sikkert bli oppslukt.

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

  Skal det bli fortalt ham at jeg taler? Hvis en mann taler, vil han sikkert bli oppslukt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Skal det meldes til ham at jeg vil tale? Ville noen bli oppslukt hvis en mann snakket?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Should it be told to Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.37.20", "source": "הֽ͏ַיְסֻפַּר־ל֖וֹ כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אִֽם־אָ֥מַר אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃", "text": "*ha-yəsuppar-lô kî ʾădabbēr ʾim-ʾāmar ʾîš kî yəbullāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ha*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*yəsuppar*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it is told/recounted", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/if", "*ʾădabbēr*": "piel imperfect, 1st common singular - I speak", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he says/said", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/for", "*yəbullāʿ*": "pual imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be swallowed up" }, "variants": { "*yəsuppar*": "is told/is recounted/is reported", "*kî*": "that/when/if/because", "*ʾădabbēr*": "I speak/I talk/I declare", "*yəbullāʿ*": "be swallowed up/be destroyed/be overwhelmed" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Skal det meldes til ham at jeg vil tale? Skal noen si at han blir slukt opp?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Skulde det fortælles ham, naar jeg taler? mon Nogen kan tale (til ham)? thi han maatte blive opslugt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Skal det fortelles ham at jeg taler? Hvis en mann taler, vil han helt sikkert bli slukt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Skal det sies til ham at jeg vil tale? Eller skal en mann ønske at han ble oppslukt?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Blir det erklært for Ham at jeg taler? Hvis en mann taler, blir han sikkert slukt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Skal det fortelles ham at jeg vil tale? Eller skal en mann ønske at han ble oppslukt?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvordan kan han vite om mitt ønske om å tale med ham? eller har noen noen gang sagt, Må ødeleggelse komme over meg?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Shal it be tolde him, what I saye? Shulde a man speake, or shulde he kepe it backe?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Shall it be told him when I speake? Or shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Shall it be tolde him what I saye? Shall man speake when he shalbe destroyed?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Should he be informed that I want to speak? If a man speaks, surely he will be swallowed up!

Referenced Verses

• Job 6:3 : 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words are swallowed up.
• Job 11:7-8 : 7 Can you by searching find out God? Can you find out the Almighty to perfection? 8 It is as high as heaven; what can you do? Deeper than the grave; what can you know?
• Ps 139:4 : 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.
• Matt 12:36-37 : 36 But I say to you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.