Verse 34

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; besides her, he had neither son nor daughter.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da Jefta kom tilbake til sitt hjem i Mispa, så han at datteren hans kom ut imot ham med tamburiner og dans. Hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde verken sønn eller datter utenom henne.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da Jefta kom hjem til Mispa, se, hans datter kom ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans. Hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde verken annen sønn eller datter.

• Norsk King James

  Og Jeptah kom til Mizpeh til sitt hus, og se, hans datter kom ut for å møte ham med trommer og dans; og hun var hans eneste barn; bortsett fra henne hadde han verken sønn eller datter.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Jefta kom tilbake til sitt hus i Mispa, kom datteren ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans; og hun var hans eneste barn, han hadde verken sønn eller datter ellers.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da Jefta kom hjem til sitt hus i Mispe, kom hans datter ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans. Hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde verken sønn eller datter uten henne.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Jefta kom tilbake til sitt hjem i Mispa, se, da kom hans datter ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og danser. Hun var hans eneste barn; foruten henne hadde han verken sønn eller datter.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jefta kom til sitt hus i Mizpeh, og se, hans datter kom ut for å møte ham med slaginstrumenter og dans; hun var hans eneste barn, for han hadde verken sønn eller datter utover henne.

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

  Da Jefta kom tilbake til sitt hjem i Mispa, se, da kom hans datter ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og danser. Hun var hans eneste barn; foruten henne hadde han verken sønn eller datter.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da Jefta kom hjem til Mispa, gikk datteren hans ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans. Hun var hans eneste barn. Han hadde ingen sønner eller døtre utenom henne.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da Jefta kom hjem til Mispa, se, da kom hans datter ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans. Hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde verken sønn eller datter unntatt henne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jephthah kom til Mizpa til sit Huus, og see, hans Datter gik ud mod ham med Trommer og med Dands; og hun var den eneste; han havde (ellers) af sig hverken Søn eller Datter.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da Jefta kom tilbake til sitt hus i Mispa, se, hans datter kom ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans. Hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde verken sønn eller datter utenom henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jefta kom hjem til Mispa, og se, hans datter kom ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans; det var hans eneste barn; utenom henne hadde han verken sønn eller datter.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da Jefta kom hjem til Mispa, kom hans datter ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og dans. Hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde ingen andre sønner eller døtre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Jefta kom til Mispa til sitt hus; og se, hans datter kom ut for å møte ham med tamburiner og med danser. Hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde verken sønn eller datter utenom henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da kom Jefta tilbake til huset sitt i Mispa, og hans datter kom ut for å møte ham med musikk og dans; hun var hans eneste barn; han hadde ingen andre sønner eller døtre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan Iephthae came to Mispa vnto his house, beholde, his doughter wente out to mete him with tabrettes and daunces: and she was his onely childe, & he had els nether sonne ner doughter.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe when Iphtah came to Mizpeh vnto his house, beholde, his daughter came out to meete him with timbrels and daunces, which was his onely childe: he had none other sonne, nor daughter.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When Iephthah came to Misphah vnto his house, see, his daughter came out agaynst him with timbrelles and daunces, which was his onely chylde: so that beside her, he had neither sonne nor daughter.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she [was his] only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jephthah cometh into Mizpeh, unto his house, and lo, his daughter is coming out to meet him with timbrels, and with choruses, and save her alone, he hath none, son or daughter.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Jephthah came back to his house in Mizpah, and his daughter came out, meeting him on his way with music and with dances; she was his only child; he had no other sons or daughters.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Jephthah came home to Mizpah, there was his daughter hurrying out to meet him, dancing to the rhythm of tambourines. She was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 15:20 : 20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
• Jer 31:4 : 4 Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: you shall again be adorned with tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.
• Judg 10:17 : 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together and encamped in Mizpah.
• Judg 11:11 : 11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
• Ps 68:25 : 25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the maidens playing with timbrels.
• Ps 148:11-12 : 11 Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all judges of the earth; 12 Both young men and maidens, old men and children;
• Ps 150:4 : 4 Praise him with the tambourine and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and flutes.
• 1 Sam 18:6-7 : 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments. 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
• Judg 5:1-9 : 1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; I, even I, will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. 4 LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens poured, the clouds also poured water. 5 The mountains melted before the LORD, even that Sinai, before the LORD God of Israel. 6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned, and the travelers walked through byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is with the rulers of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless the LORD. 10 Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit in judgment, and walk by the way. 11 Those who are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of His villages in Israel; then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. 12 Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead your captives captive, son of Abinoam. 13 Then He made him who remains have dominion over the nobles among the people; the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim came those with roots against Amalek; after you, Benjamin, with your people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun those who handle the pen of the scribe. 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak; he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. 16 Why did you stay among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. 17 Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued at the sea shore, and remained in his inlets. 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people who risked their lives to the death in the high places of the field. 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. 20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 21 The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, you have trodden down strength. 22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the prancing, the prancing of their mighty ones. 23 Curse Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse bitterly its inhabitants; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. 24 Blessed above women shall Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked for water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a noble dish. 26 She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workman's hammer; and with the hammer she struck Sisera, she struck off his head, when she had pierced and struck through his temples. 27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down; at her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead. 28 The mother of Sisera looked out of a window, and cried through the lattice, 'Why is his chariot so long in coming? why do the wheels of his chariots delay?' 29 Her wise ladies answered her, yes, she returned answer to herself, 30 'Have they not found and divided the spoil? To every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments embroidered, dyed garments embroidered on both sides, for the necks of those who take the spoil?' 31 So let all your enemies perish, O LORD; but let those who love Him be as the sun when it comes out in its strength. And the land had rest for forty years.
• Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
• Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
• Luke 7:12 : 12 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and a large crowd of the city was with her.
• Luke 8:42 : 42 For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
• Luke 9:38 : 38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Master, I beg you, look at my son, for he is my only child.