Verse 3

Then his father and mother said to him, Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she pleases me well.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men faren hans og moren hans sa til ham: «Er det ingen kvinne blant dine slektninger eller blant hele vårt folk, at du må ta en kone fra de uomskårne filistrene?» Samson svarte faren sin: «Få henne til meg, for hun er en som passer for meg.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hans far og mor sa til ham: "Finnes det ingen kvinne blant dine slektninger, eller blant vårt folk, at du går for å ta en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne?" Men Samson svarte: "Hent henne til meg, for hun behager meg."

• Norsk King James

  Da sa faren og moren hans til ham: Finnes det ingen kvinne blant dine brødres døtre, eller blant hele mitt folk, at du går for å hente henne fra filisterne? Simson svarte sin far: Hent henne til meg; for hun behager meg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men faren og moren hans sa til ham: Finnes det ingen kvinne blant dine slektninger eller i hele folket vårt, siden du går for å ta en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne? Men Samson sa til faren sin: Ta denne for meg, for hun er den rette i mine øyne.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men hans far og mor sa til ham: 'Er det ikke en kvinne blant dine brødres døtre eller i hele vårt folk, siden du går for å ta en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne?' Men Simson svarte sin far: 'Ta henne til meg, for hun er den som behager meg.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men faren og moren hans sa til ham: Finnes det ingen kvinne blant dine landsmenns døtre, eller blant hele vårt folk, siden du vil ta deg en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne? Samson svarte faren: Skaff henne til meg, for hun behager meg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da spurte far og mor ham: 'Er det virkelig ingen kvinne blant dine brødre, eller blant alt vårt folk, som du kan gifte deg med i stedet for en av de uomskårne filisterne?' Og Samson svarte: 'Skaff henne for meg, for jeg liker henne godt.'

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

  Men faren og moren hans sa til ham: Finnes det ingen kvinne blant dine landsmenns døtre, eller blant hele vårt folk, siden du vil ta deg en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne? Samson svarte faren: Skaff henne til meg, for hun behager meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hans far og mor sa til ham: "Er det ingen kvinne blant dine slektninger eller blant hele vårt folk som du må gå for å ta en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne?" Men Samson sa til sin far: "Ta henne til meg, for hun er rett i mine øyne."

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But his father and mother said to him, 'Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives or among all our people, that you must go and take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?' Yet Samson said to his father, 'Get her for me, because she is right in my eyes.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hans far og mor sa til ham: 'Finnes det ingen kvinner blant dine slektninger og i hele vårt folk, siden du må gå og ta en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne?' Men Samson sa til sin far: 'Hent henne til meg, for hun er den som behager meg.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og hans Fader og hans Moder sagde til ham: Er der ingen Qvinde iblandt dine Brødres Døttre og iblandt alt mit Folk, at du gaaer hen at tage en Hustru af de uomskaarne Philister? og Samson sagde til sin Fader: Tag mig denne, thi hun er den rette for mine Øine.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hans far og mor sa til ham: Er det ingen kvinne blant dine egne brødres døtre eller blant hele mitt folk som du må gå til de uomskårne filistrene for å få deg en kone? Samson svarte sin far: Hent henne til meg, for hun behager meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men faren og moren hans sa til ham: Er det ikke noen kvinne blant døtrene til dine brødre eller blant hele vårt folk, siden du vil ta deg en kone blant de uomskårne filisterne? Men Samson sa til faren: Få henne til meg, for hun behager meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hans far og mor sa til ham: 'Finnes det ikke en kvinne blant dine landsmenn eller i hele vårt folk, siden du vil ta en kvinne fra de uomskårne filisterne?' Men Samson sa til sin far: 'Ta henne til meg, for hun er riktig i mine øyne.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men hans far og mor sa til ham: Finnes det ingen kvinne blant dine slektninger eller blant hele vårt folk, siden du vil ta en kone fra de uomskårne filisterne? Men Samson sa til sin far: Få henne til meg, for hun behager meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men hans far og mor sa til ham: Er det ingen kvinne blant dine slektninger eller blant hele mitt folk, siden du må gå til de uomskårne filisterne for å få en kone? Men Samson sa til sin far: Hent henne til meg, for hun behager meg.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  His father & his mother sayde vnto him: Is there not a woman amonge the doughters of yi brethren, & in all yi people, but thou must go & take a wife amoge the Philistynes, which are vncircumcised? Samson sayde vnto his father: Geue me this woma, for she pleaseth myne eyes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then his father and his mother sayde vnto him, Is there neuer a wife among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, that thou must go to take a wife of the vncircumcised Philistims? And Samson sayd vnto his father, Giue mee her, for she pleaseth me wel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then his father and mother sayd vnto him: Is there neuer a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, & among al my people, but that thou must go, and take a wyfe of the vncircumcised Philistines? And Samson sayd vnto his father: Geue me this woman, for she pleaseth me well.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then his father and his mother said unto him, [Is there] never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleases me well.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And his father saith to him -- also his mother, `Is there not among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, a woman, that thou art going to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?' and Samson saith unto his father, `Take her for me, for she is right in mine eyes.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then his father and mother said to him, Is there no woman among the daughters of your relations or among all my people, that you have to go for your wife to the Philistines, who are without circumcision? But Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she is pleasing to me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then his father and his mother said to him, "Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?" Samson said to his father, "Get her for me; for she pleases me well."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But his father and mother said to him,“Certainly you can find a wife among your relatives or among all our people! You should not have to go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines.” But Samson said to his father,“Get her for me, because she is the right one for me.”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 15:18 : 18 He was very thirsty and called on the LORD, and said, You have given this great deliverance into the hand of your servant: and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
• 1 Sam 14:6 : 6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, "Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the LORD will work for us, for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few."
• 1 Sam 17:26 : 26 David spoke to the men standing by him, asking, What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?
• 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.
• 1 Sam 31:4 : 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it.
• 2 Sam 1:20 : 20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
• Deut 7:2-3 : 2 And when the LORD your God shall deliver them before you; you shall strike them, and utterly destroy them; you shall make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them: 3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take for your son.
• Gen 21:3-4 : 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
• Gen 24:3-4 : 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. 4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
• Gen 34:14 : 14 And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us.
• Exod 34:12-16 : 12 Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare in your midst. 13 But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images. 14 For you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you, and you eat his sacrifice. 16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.
• Gen 21:27 : 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and both of them made a covenant.
• Gen 13:8 : 8 And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are brethren.