Verse 14

And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if you do not reveal this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD has given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Mennene sa til henne: 'Vårt liv for deres hvis dere ikke røper vårt oppdrag. Når Herren gir oss landet, skal vi vise barmhjertighet og troskap mot deg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Mennene svarte henne: Vårt liv for ditt, dersom du ikke røper vårt ærend. Og når Herren gir oss landet, vil vi vise godhet og trofasthet mot deg.

• Norsk King James

  Og mennene svarte henne: Vårt liv for deres liv, hvis dere ikke forteller om denne saken. Og det skal bli slik, når Herren har gitt oss landet, at vi vil behandle dere vennlig.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mennene sa til henne: Våre liv for deres, dersom dere ikke røper dette oppdraget. Når Herren gir oss landet, skal vi vise deg nåde og trofasthet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Mennene svarte henne: "Vi setter våre liv i pant for dere, så sant dere ikke røper vår avtale. Når Herren gir oss landet, vil vi vise godhet og troskap mot deg."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og mennene svarte henne: Vårt liv for ditt, hvis du ikke røper vår sak. Når Herren har gitt oss landet, vil vi handle vennlig og trofast med deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Mennene svarte: 'Vårt liv for ditt, så lenge du ikke utleverer denne sak til noen. Og når Herren har gitt oss landet, vil vi handle mot deg med både godhet og oppriktighet.'

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

  Og mennene svarte henne: Vårt liv for ditt, hvis du ikke røper vår sak. Når Herren har gitt oss landet, vil vi handle vennlig og trofast med deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mennene sa til henne: 'Vårt liv for deres, dersom dere ikke røper vår sak. Og når Herren gir oss landet, vil vi vise deg trofast godhet.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The men said to her, "Our lives for your lives! If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Mennene sa til henne: «Når Herren gir oss landet, vil vi vise deg barmhjertighet og troskap for å bevare livet ditt, dersom du ikke røper det vi planlegger.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Mændene sagde til hende: Vore Sjæle skulle være istedetfor eders til at døe, dersom I ikke kundgjøre denne vor Handel; og det skal skee, naar Herren giver os Landet, da ville vi gjøre Miskundhed og Troskab imod dig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mennene svarte henne: 'Vårt liv for deres liv, hvis dere ikke røper denne vår sak. Og når Herren har gitt oss landet, vil vi vise deg godhet og trofasthet.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mennene sa til henne: Våre liv for deres, om dere ikke røper vårt ærend; og når Herren gir oss landet, skal vi handle vennlig og trofast med deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mennene sa til henne: 'Forventer du ikke av oss, slik at hvis dere ikke røper vår sak, da vil vi vise deg godhet og sannhet når Herren gir oss landet.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mennene sa til henne: Vårt liv for deres, hvis dere ikke røper vår sak. Og når Herren gir oss landet, vil vi handle vennlig og trofast mot deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og mennene sa til henne: Vårt liv for deres dersom du holder vår sak hemmelig; og når Herren gir oss landet, vil vi være trofaste og gode mot deg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The men sayde vnto her: Yf we shewe not mercy and faithfulnesse vpon the, whan the LORDE geueth vs the londe, then let oure soule dye for you, so farre as thou betrayest not oure deuyce.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the men answered her, Our life for you to die, if ye vtter not this our businesse: and when the Lorde hath giuen vs the lande, we will deale mercifully and truely with thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the men aunswered her: Our lyues for you to dye, yf ye vtter not this our busynesse. And when the Lorde hath geuen vs the lande, we wyll deale mercyfully and truely with thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The men said to her, Our life for yours, if you don't utter this our business; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the men say to her, `Our soul for yours -- to die; if ye declare not this our matter, then it hath been, in Jehovah's giving to us this land, that we have done with thee kindness and truth.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men said unto her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business; and it shall be, when Jehovah giveth us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the men said to her, Our life for yours if you keep our business secret; and when the Lord has given us the land, we will keep faith and be kind to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The men said to her, "Our life for yours, if you don't talk about this business of ours; and it shall be, when Yahweh gives us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The men said to her,“If you die, may we die too! If you do not report what we’ve been up to, then, when the LORD hands the land over to us, we will show unswerving allegiance to you.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 24:49 : 49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."
• Judg 1:24-25 : 24 And the spies saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will show you mercy. 25 And when he showed them the entrance into the city, they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
• Matt 5:7 : 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
• 1 Sam 20:8 : 8 Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you: nevertheless, if there is in me iniquity, slay me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?
• 2 Sam 9:1 : 1 And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
• 1 Kgs 20:39 : 39 And as the king passed by, he cried to the king: and he said, Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man to me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he is missing, then shall your life be for his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.
• Prov 18:24 : 24 A man who has friends must show himself friendly, and there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• Num 10:29-32 : 29 And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place which the LORD said, I will give it to you: come with us, and we will do you good: for the LORD has spoken good concerning Israel. 30 And he said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred. 31 And he said, Do not leave us, I pray you; for you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you may be to us instead of eyes. 32 And it shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that whatever good the LORD shall do to us, the same we will do to you.
• Josh 6:17 : 17 And the city shall be accursed, it and all that are in it, to the LORD: only Rahab the prostitute shall live, she and all who are with her in her house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
• Josh 6:25 : 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the prostitute alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwells in Israel even to this day; because she hid the messengers, whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.