Verse 4

And the woman took the two men and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I did not know where they were from:

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og skjulte dem. Hun sa: 'Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og skjulte dem, og hun sa: Jo, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de var fra.

• Norsk King James

  Og kvinnen tok de to mennene og skjulte dem, og sa: Det kom menn til meg, men jeg vet ikke hvor de er fra.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men kvinnen hadde tatt de to mennene og skjult dem. Hun sa: Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de var fra.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men kvinnen hadde allerede tatt de to mennene og gjemt dem. Hun sa: "Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og gjemte dem. Deretter sa hun: Det kom menn til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kvinnen tok imot de to mennene og gjemte dem, og sa: 'Menn har kommet til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.'

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

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og gjemte dem. Deretter sa hun: Det kom menn til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og skjulte dem, og hun sa: 'Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know where they were from.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Joshua.2.4", "source": "וַתִּקַּ֧ח הֽ͏ָאִשָּׁ֛ה אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ כֵּ֗ן בָּ֤אוּ אֵלַי֙ הֽ͏ָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי מֵאַ֥יִן הֵֽמָּה", "text": "And-*wattiqqaḥ* the-woman *ʾet*-two the-men and-*wattiṣpənô* and-*wattōʾmer* yes *bāʾû* to-me the-men and-not *yāḏaʿtî* from-where they", "grammar": { "*wattiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she took", "*wattiṣpənô*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she hid him", "*wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - have come/entered", "*yāḏaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I knew" }, "variants": { "*wattiṣpənô*": "and she hid him/them (singular form with plural meaning)" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og skjulte dem. Hun sa: «Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Qvinden havde taget de to Mænd og skjult dem; og hun sagde saaledes: Mændene kom til mig, men jeg vidste ikke, hvorfra de vare.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og skjulte dem, og hun sa: 'Ja, det kom menn til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de var fra.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kvinnen tok de to mennene og gjemte dem; og hun sa: Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kvinnen gjemte de to mennene og sa: 'Mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men kvinnen tok de to mennene og skjulte dem. Hun sa: Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og kvinnen tok de to mennene og gjemte dem; så sa hun: Ja, mennene kom til meg, men jeg visste ikke hvor de kom fra.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now as for the two men, the woman had hyd them, and sayde: There came men in vnto me in dede, but I knewe not whence they were.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (But ye woman had taken the two men, and hid them) Therefore saide she thus, There came men vnto me, but I wist not whence they were.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the woman toke the two men and hyd them, and sayd thus: In deede there came men vnto me, but I wiste not whence they were.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were]:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know whence they were:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the woman taketh the two men, and hideth them, and saith thus: `The men came in unto me, and I have not known whence they `are';

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said, Yea, the men came unto me, but I knew not whence they were:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from;

• World English Bible (2000)

  The woman took the two men and hid them. Then she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know where they came from.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the woman hid the two men and replied,“Yes, these men were clients of mine, but I didn’t know where they came from.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 17:19-20 : 19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn on it; and the thing was not known. 20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
• 2 Kgs 6:19 : 19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek. But he led them to Samaria.
• Exod 1:19 : 19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and give birth before the midwives come to them.
• 2 Sam 16:18-19 : 18 And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel chose, his will I be, and with him will I remain. 19 And again, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence.