Verse 14

The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing we are a great people since the LORD has blessed us so far?"

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Deretter talte Josefs etterkommere til Josva og sa: 'Hvorfor har du gitt oss bare ett lodd og én del som vår arv, når vi er et stort folk? For Herren har virkelig velsignet oss.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt oss bare en lodde og en del til arv, når vi er et stort folk, siden Herren har velsignet oss hittil?

• Norsk King James

  Og barna av Joseph sa til Joshua: Hvorfor har du bare gitt oss ett lodd og én del til arv, siden vi er et stort folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet oss hittil?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare én lodd og én del som arv? Jeg er jo et stort folk, siden Herren har velsignet meg så langt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: 'Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg en lodd og en del til arv, når jeg er et stort folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet meg så rikelig?'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg en lodd og en del å arve, i betraktning av at jeg er et stort folk, siden Herren hittil har velsignet meg?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Josephs sønner sa til Josva: «Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare én del og én arv, når jeg er et tallrikt folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet meg så langt?»

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

  Og Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg en lodd og en del å arve, i betraktning av at jeg er et stort folk, siden Herren hittil har velsignet meg?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Josefs sønner snakket til Josva og sa: "Hvorfor har du gitt oss bare en del og én lodd som vår arv mens vi er mange mennesker, for Herren har velsignet oss til denne grad?"

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The descendants of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, 'Why have you given us just one lot and one portion for an inheritance, when we are a numerous people, as the LORD has blessed us to this point?'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Joshua.17.14", "source": "וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ נָתַ֨תָּה לִּ֜י נַחֲלָ֗ה גּוֹרָ֤ל אֶחָד֙ וְחֶ֣בֶל אֶחָ֔ד וֽ͏ַאֲנִ֣י עַם־רָ֔ב עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־עַד־כֹּ֖ה בֵּֽרְכַ֥נִי יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*wə-yəḏabbərû* *bənê* *yôsēp̄* *ʾeṯ*-*yəhôšuaʿ* *lēmōr*: *maddûaʿ* *nāṯattāh* to-me *naḥălāh* *gôrāl* *ʾeḥāḏ* and-*ḥeḇel* *ʾeḥāḏ*, and-I *ʿam*-*rāḇ* until *ʾăšer*-until-*kōh* *bēraḵanî* *YHWH*?", "grammar": { "*wə-yəḏabbərû*": "conjunction + masculine plural piel imperfect 3rd person - and they spoke", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua", "*lēmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*nāṯattāh*": "masculine singular qal perfect 2nd person - you gave", "*naḥălāh*": "feminine singular noun - inheritance", "*gôrāl*": "masculine singular noun - lot", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "masculine singular number - one", "*ḥeḇel*": "masculine singular noun - region/portion", "*ʿam*": "masculine singular construct - people of", "*rāḇ*": "adjective - numerous/large", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*bēraḵanî*": "masculine singular piel perfect 3rd person + 1st person singular suffix - he blessed me", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD" }, "variants": { "*gôrāl*": "lot/allotment/allocation/portion determined by lot", "*ḥeḇel*": "portion/region/territory/district", "*ʿam-rāḇ*": "numerous people/large population/great nation", "*ʿad ʾăšer-ʿad-kōh*": "until now/to this extent/to the point that" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: «Hvorfor har du gitt meg én lodd og én del som arv, ettersom jeg er et stort folk som Herren rikelig har velsignet til nå?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Josephs Børn talede med Josva og sagde: Hvorfor gav du mig (ikkun) een Lod og een Part til Arv? jeg er dog et stort Folk, eftersom Herren haver velsignet mig hidindtil.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of eph spake unto hua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare ett landområde og en del å arve, enda jeg er et stort folk, siden Herren har velsignet meg til nå?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Josefs barn talte til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg én lodd og én del til en arv, siden jeg er et stort folk? Herren har velsignet meg så langt?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Josefs sønner snakket med Josva og sa: "Hvorfor har du gitt oss en arv - bare én del og én lodd, når vi er et tallrikt folk? Herren har til nå velsignet oss."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Josefs barn snakket til Josva og sa: Hvorfor har du gitt meg bare en lott og en del til arv, siden jeg er et stort folk, ettersom Herren har velsignet meg hittil?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa Josefs barn til Josva: Hvorfor har du bare gitt meg ett lodd og én del av landet som arv? For gjennom den velsignelsen Herren har gitt meg til nå, er jeg en stor folkestamme.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then spake the children of Ioseph vnto Iosua, and sayde: Wherfore hast thou geue me but one porcion and one meetlyne of enheritaunce, and I am yet a greate people, as the LORDE hath blessed me so largely?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the children of Ioseph spake vnto Ioshua, saying, Why hast thou giuen me but one lot, and one portion to inherite, seeing I am a great people, for as much as the Lord hath blessed me hitherto?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Ioseph spake vnto Iosuah, saying: Why hast thou geue me but one lotte and one portion to inherite, seyng I am a great people, and forasmuche as the Lorde hath blessed me hytherto?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I [am] a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto Yahweh has blessed me?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the sons of Joseph speak with Joshua, saying, `Wherefore hast thou given to me an inheritance -- one lot and one portion, and I a numerous people? hitherto hath Jehovah blessed me.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as hitherto Jehovah hath blessed me?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the children of Joseph said to Joshua, Why have you given me only one part and one stretch of land for my heritage? For through the blessing given to me by the Lord up to now, I am a great people.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given me just one lot and one part for an inheritance, since I am a great people, because Yahweh has blessed me so far?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The descendants of Joseph said to Joshua,“Why have you assigned us only one tribal allotment? After all, we have many people, for until now the LORD has enabled us to increase in number.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 48:19 : 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.
• Gen 48:22 : 22 Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
• Num 26:34-37 : 34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty-two thousand seven hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
• Deut 33:13-17 : 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that crouches beneath, 14 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 16 And for the precious things of the earth and fullness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brothers. 17 His glory is like the firstborn of his bull, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
• Gen 49:22-26 : 22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall. 23 The archers have severely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him. 24 But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel.) 25 By the God of your father, who shall help you; and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb. 26 The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of my ancestors to the utmost bounds of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.