Verse 16

The children of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have iron chariots, both those who are of Beth-shean and its towns, and those who are of the valley of Jezreel."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Josefs etterkommere sa: 'Fjellområdet er ikke stort nok for oss, og alle kanaanerne som bor i dalområdet, både de i Bet-Sjean med datterbyene og de i Jisre'eldalen, har jernvogner.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Josefs barn sa: Fjelllandet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dalområdet, har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og dens byer, og de som er i Jisreels dal.

• Norsk King James

  Og barna av Joseph sa: Åsene er ikke nok for oss; og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dalen har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Shean med dens byer og de som er i Jezreeldalen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa Josefs barn: Fjellområdet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaanittene som bor i dalområdet, har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sean og dens tilhørende byer, og de som er i Jisreels dal.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Josefs barn svarte: 'Fjelllandet er ikke nok for oss. Alle kanaanittene som bor i dalenes land har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og dens byer, og de som er i Jisreeldalen.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Josefs barn sa: Høylandet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dalen har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og hennes byer, og de som er i Jisreeldalen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Josephs sønner svarte: «Fjellet er ikke nok for oss! Alle kanaanittene som bor i dalene, har jernvogner – både de fra Bethshean og byene dens og de fra Jezreels dal.»

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

  Og Josefs barn sa: Høylandet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dalen har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og hennes byer, og de som er i Jisreeldalen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Josefs sønner sa: "Fjellet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaanittene som bor i lavlandet har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og dens byer, og de i Jizre'eldalen."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The descendants of Joseph replied, 'The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shean and its surrounding villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Josefs barn sa: «Fjellandet vil ikke være nok for oss, og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dallandet har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og dens datterbyer og de som er i Jisreeldalen.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Josephs Børn: Dette Bjerg findes ikke (nok) for os; tilmed ere der Jernvogne hos alle Cananiterne, som boe i Dallandet, hos dem, (som boe) i Beth-Sean og dens tilhørende (Stæder), og hos dem, (som boe) i Jisreels Dal.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of eph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Josefs barn sa: Fjellområdet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dalområdet har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og dens småbyer, og de som er i Jisre'els dal.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Josefs barn sa: Fjellområdet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kananittene som bor i dalenes land har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean med sine byer og de som er i Jisreels dal.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Josefs sønner svarte: "Fjellområdet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dalens land har jernvogner - de som er i Bet-Sjean og tilhørende byer, og de som er i Jisreeldalen."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Josefs barn sa: Fjellandet er ikke nok for oss; og alle kanaanittene som bor i dalen har jernvogner, både de som er i Bet-Sjean og byene rundt, og de som er i Jisre'eldalen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Josefs barn sa: Fjellandet er ikke nok for oss, og alle kanaaneerne som bor i dalen har jernstridsvogner, både de i Bet-Sjean og dens småbyer og de i Jisreeldalen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the children of Ioseph: We shal not be able to attayne vnto the mountaynes, for there are yron charettes amonge all the Cananites, that dwell in the londe of Emek, by whom lyeth Beth Sean and the vyllages therof, and Iesrael in Emek.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the children of Ioseph saide, The mountaine will not be ynough for vs: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the lowe countrey haue charets of yron, aswell they in Beth-shean, and in the townes of the same, as they in the valley of Izreel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the children of Ioseph sayd, The hill is not ynough for vs: And all ye Chanaanites that dwel in the lowe countrey haue charettes of iron, and so haue they that inhabite Bethlean & the townes of the same, and they also that dwell in the valley of Iezreel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, [both they] who [are] of Bethshean and her towns, and [they] who [are] of the valley of Jezreel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the sons of Joseph say, `The hill is not found to us, and a chariot of iron `is' with every Canaanite who is dwelling in the land of the valley -- to him who `is' in Beth-Shean and its towns, and to him who `is' in the valley of Jezreel.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites living in the valley have iron war-carriages, those in Beth-shean and its towns as well as those in the valley of Jezreel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us. All the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both those who are in Beth Shean and its towns, and those who are in the valley of Jezreel."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The descendants of Joseph said,“The whole hill country is inadequate for us, and the Canaanites living down in the valley in Beth Shean and its surrounding towns and in the Valley of Jezreel have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels.”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 1:19 : 19 And the LORD was with Judah, and he drove out the inhabitants of the mountain, but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
• Judg 4:3 : 3 And the children of Israel cried to the LORD, for Sisera had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
• 1 Kgs 4:12 : 12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him belonged Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even to the place beyond Jokneam;
• Josh 17:18 : 18 The mountain shall be yours; though it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and its furthest parts shall be yours. You shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.
• Judg 6:33 : 33 Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east gathered together, went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
• Josh 17:11 : 11 Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Endor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—three regions.
• Josh 19:18 : 18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
• Judg 4:13 : 13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the river Kishon.
• 1 Kgs 18:46 : 46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
• 1 Kgs 21:1 : 1 And it happened after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
• 1 Kgs 21:23 : 23 And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
• 2 Kgs 9:10 : 10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be no one to bury her. And he opened the door and fled.
• 2 Kgs 9:37 : 37 And the body of Jezebel shall be as dung on the face of the field in the plot of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
• Hos 1:4-5 : 4 And the LORD said to him, Call his name Jezreel, for in a little while I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 And it shall come to pass in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.