Verse 17

His roots are wrapped around the heap, and sees the place of stones.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Røttene hans omfavner steinhaugen, og han søker et hus av stein.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hans røtter er viklet rundt stensamlingen, og han ser stedet for steinene.

• Norsk King James

  Røttene hans er sammenfiltret om haugen, og ser stedet hvor steinene er.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hans røtter sprer seg ved kilden, han ser at hans hus står på stein.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Rundt sin stokk slynger røttene seg, et hus av stein holder den fast.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Røttene hans er viklet rundt en steinhaug og ser stedet for steiner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hans røtter snor seg rundt haugen og når frem til stedet for steiner.

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

  Røttene hans er viklet rundt en steinhaug og ser stedet for steiner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Røttene hans vikler seg rundt i steinene, og han ser ned på steinhaugen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Their roots are entwined around a heap of rocks; they look for a home among the stones.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Job.8.17", "source": "עַל־גַּ֭ל שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ בֵּ֖ית אֲבָנִ֣ים יֶחֱזֶֽה׃", "text": "Over *gal šārāšāyw yĕsubbāḵû bêt ʾăbānîm yeḥĕzeh*", "grammar": { "*ʿal-gal*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - over heap of", "*šārāšāyw*": "noun masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his roots", "*yĕsubbāḵû*": "pual imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they are entwined", "*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾăbānîm*": "noun feminine plural - stones", "*yeḥĕzeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it sees/perceives" }, "variants": { "*gal*": "heap/spring/wave", "*šōreš*": "root/base/bottom", "*yĕsubbāḵû*": "be entwined/be interwoven/be intertwined", "*bêt*": "house/place/dwelling", "*ʾeben*": "stone/rock", "*yeḥĕzeh*": "see/behold/look upon" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Deres røtter slynger seg rundt steinhauger og griper tak i husets fundament.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hans Rødder groe i hverandre hos et Væld, han seer, (at hans) Huus er paa Stene.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Røttene hans er viklet rundt en steinhaug, og ser stedet for steinene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hans røtter er tvunnet rundt steinhaugen, han ser steinenes sted.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hans røtter er viklet inn i en haug, han ser etter et steinhus.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hans røtter er viklet rundt steinhaugen, han ser på stedet med steiner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Røttene hans snor seg om steinene, og tvinger seg inn mellom dem.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  it taketh many rotes, in so moch that it is like an house off stones.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountaine, and are folden about ye house of stones.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The rootes thereof are wrapped about the fountayne, and are folden about the house of stones.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the place of stones.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  His roots are wrapped around the rock pile, He sees the place of stones.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  By a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  His roots are wrapped about the [stone] -heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  His roots are twisted round the stones, forcing their way in between them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  It wraps its roots around a heap of stones and it looks for a place among stones.

Referenced Verses

• Job 18:16 : 16 His roots shall be dried up below, and above his branch shall be cut off.
• Job 29:19 : 19 My root spread out to the waters, and the dew lay all night on my branch.
• Isa 5:24 : 24 Therefore as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 40:24 : 24 Indeed, they shall not be planted; indeed, they shall not be sown; indeed, their stock shall not take root in the earth; and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
• Jer 12:1-2 : 1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously? 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their hearts.
• Mark 11:20 : 20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
• Jude 1:12 : 12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;