Verse 5

And the lords of the Philistines came to her and said, "Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, so that we may bind him and afflict him. Every one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Filisterkongen kom til henne og sa: ‘Lokke ham og finn ut hvor hans styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan overvinne og binde ham så vi kan kue ham. For dette vil vi gi deg elleve hundre sølvstykker.’

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da kom filisternes herrer opp til henne og sa: «Lokke ham og finn ut hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham, så vi kan binde ham for å plage ham. Da skal vi gi deg hver ellevte hundre sølvstykker.»

• Norsk King James

  Og filistrenes herrar kom til henne og sa: Bedra ham, og se hva som gir deg styrke, og med hvilket middel vi kan overvinne ham, så vi kan binde ham for å skade ham: og vi skal gi deg hver av oss elleve hundre sølvstykker.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Fyrstene blant filisterne kom til henne og sa: Lokke ham, så vi kan finne ut hva som gir ham slik stor styrke og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham, for å binde og plage ham. Vi gir deg hver elleve hundre sekel sølv.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Høvdingene blant filisterne kom til henne og sa: 'Frist ham og finn ut hva som gir ham så stor styrke, og hvordan vi kan overmanne ham, så vi kan binde ham og gjøre ham ufarlig. Vi gir deg elleve hundre sølvpenger hver.'

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Fyrstene blant filisterne kom opp til henne og sa: Lokk ham, og finn ut hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan få overtaket på ham, så vi kan binde ham og tvinge ham. Da vil vi hver gi deg elleve hundre sjekel sølv.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Filisterherrene nærmet seg henne og sa: ‘Forfør ham og finn ut hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham slik at vi kan binde ham og påføre ham skade; vi vil gi deg hver og en av oss 1100 sølvpenger.’

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

  Fyrstene blant filisterne kom opp til henne og sa: Lokk ham, og finn ut hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan få overtaket på ham, så vi kan binde ham og tvinge ham. Da vil vi hver gi deg elleve hundre sjekel sølv.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Filisterhøvdingene gikk til henne og sa: «Lokk ham og finn ut hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham for å binde ham og ydmyke ham. Da skal vi hver gi deg elleve hundre sølvstykker.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, 'Entice him and find out the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so that we may tie him up and subdue him. Each of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Filisternes høvdinger kom opp til henne og sa: «Lokk ham ut og finn ut hva som gjør ham så sterk, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham og binde ham for å plage ham. Så skal hver av oss gi deg elleve hundre sølvpenger.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Philisternes Fyrster kom op til hende og sagde til hende: Lok ham og see, hvorudi hans store Kraft (bestaaer), og hvormed vi formaae Noget imod ham, saa ville vi binde ham for at plage ham; og vi ville give dig hver tusinde og hundrede (Sekel) Sølv.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Fyrstene blant filisterne kom til henne og sa: Lokke ham til å fortelle hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham, så vi kan binde ham for å tukte ham. Da vil vi gi deg ellevehundre sølvstykker hver.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Høvdingene over filistrene kom til henne og sa: «Lokke ham og finn ut hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham, så vi kan binde ham og plage ham. Vi skal gi deg elleve hundre sølvstykker hver.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Fyrstene hos filisterne kom til henne og sa: 'Lokke ham til å fortelle hvor hans store styrke ligger, slik at vi kan overmanne ham og binde ham for å plage ham. Da gir vi deg hver elleve hundre sølvstykker.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Fyrstene hos filisterne kom opp til henne og sa: «Lokke ham og finn ut hvor hans store styrke ligger, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham, så vi kan binde ham og plage ham. Vi skal gi deg elleve hundre sølvstykker hver av oss.»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Fyrstene av filisterne kom opp til henne og sa: Bruk din makt over ham og finn ut hva hemmeligheten bak hans store styrke er, og hvordan vi kan overvinne ham og binde ham for å gjøre ham svak. Hver og en av oss vil gi deg elleve hundre sekel sølv.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  vnto whom the prynces of the Philistynes came vp, and sayde vnto her: Persuade him, and loke wherin he hath soch greate stregth, & how we maye ouercome him, yt we mighte bynde him & subdue him, so wyll we geue the euery man a M. and an C. syluerlinges.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Vnto whome came the princes of the Philistims, and said vnto her, Entise him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what meane we may ouercome him, that we may binde him, and punish him, and euery one of vs shall giue thee eleuen hundreth shekels of siluer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Unto whom came the lordes of the Philistines, and sayde vnto her: Perswade him, and see wherin his great strength lyeth, and by what meanes we may ouercome him, that we may bynde him, and punishe hym: and euery one of vs shall geue thee a leuen hundred siluer lynges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength [lieth], and by what [means] we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will each give you of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the princes of the Philistines come up unto her, and say to her, `Entice him, and see wherein his great power `is', and wherein we are able for him -- and we have bound him to afflict him, and we -- we give to thee, each one, eleven hundred silverlings.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the chiefs of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Make use of your power over him and see what is the secret of his great strength, and how we may get the better of him, and put bands on him, so that we may make him feeble; and every one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, "Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will each give you eleven hundred [pieces] of silver."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her and said to her,“Trick him! Find out what makes him so strong and how we can subdue him and humiliate him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred silver pieces.”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 14:15 : 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband to tell us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Is it not so?
• Josh 13:3 : 3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even to the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
• Judg 3:3 : 3 Namely, five rulers of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baalhermon to the entrance of Hamath.
• Gen 33:16 : 16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
• Num 22:17-18 : 17 For I will promote you to very great honor, and I will do whatever you say to me: come therefore, I pray you, curse this people for me. 18 And Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
• Judg 17:2 : 2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, about which you cursed, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my son.
• 1 Sam 29:6 : 6 Then Achish called David and said to him, Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have found no evil in you since the day of your coming to me until this day; nevertheless the lords do not favor you.
• Prov 2:16-19 : 16 To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words; 17 Who forsakes the guide of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. 18 For her house leads down to death, and her paths to the dead. 19 None who go to her return again, nor do they take hold of the paths of life.
• Prov 5:3-9 : 3 For the lips of a strange woman drip as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, so that you cannot know them. 7 Hear me now therefore, O children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house: 9 Lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with your wealth, and your labors be in the house of a stranger; 11 And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
• Prov 6:24-26 : 24 To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25 Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; neither let her take you with her eyelids. 26 For by means of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
• Prov 7:21-27 : 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield; with the flattering of her lips she prevailed over him. 22 He goes after her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 23 Until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastes to the snare, and does not know that it is for his life. 24 Therefore listen to me now, O children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not your heart incline to her ways, do not stray in her paths. 26 For she has cast down many wounded; indeed, many strong men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
• Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
• Matt 26:15 : 15 And said to them, What will you give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.
• 1 Cor 6:15-18 : 15 Do you not know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of a harlot? God forbid. 16 What? Do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For two, says He, shall be one flesh. 17 But he who is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body; but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.