Verse 1

And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjell som het Mika.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjellområde, som het Mika.

• Norsk King James

  Det var en mann fra Efraim, som hette Mika.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjellområde som het Mika.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjellland som het Mika.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det var en mann fra fjellet Efraim som het Mika.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjell, som het Mikah.

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

  Det var en mann fra fjellet Efraim som het Mika.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjellområde som het Mika.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Judges.17.1", "source": "וַֽיְהִי־אִ֥ישׁ מֵֽהַר־אֶפְרָ֖יִם וּשְׁמ֥וֹ מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃", "text": "And *wayhî* *ʾîš* from *har*-*ʾep̄rāyim* and *šĕmô* *mîḵāyĕhû*.", "grammar": { "*wayhî*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular imperfect of *hāyâ* - and there was/became", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man", "*har*": "masculine singular construct - mountain/hill country of", "*ʾep̄rāyim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*šĕmô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name", "*mîḵāyĕhû*": "proper noun - Micayehu (Micah)" }, "variants": { "*wayhî*": "and it was/happened/came to pass", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/someone", "*har*": "mountain/hill country/highlands", "*mîḵāyĕhû*": "full theophoric form of name Micah (meaning 'Who is like Yahweh?')" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjellområde som het Mika.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der var en Mand af Ephraims Bjerg, og hans Navn var Micha.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det var en mann fra Efraims fjellområde som het Mika.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det var en mann fra fjellandet Efraim som het Mika.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det var en mann fra fjellandet Efraim ved navn Mika.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det var en mann fra fjellandet i Efraim, som het Mikas.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Det var en mann fra fjellandet i Efraim som het Mika.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There was a man vpo mount Ephraim, named Micha

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Michah,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There was a man of mount Ephraim, named Micah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name [was] Micah.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there is a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name `is' Micah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim named Micah.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Micah Makes His Own Religion There was a man named Micah from the Ephraimite hill country.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 15:9 : 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill to the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of Mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
• Josh 17:14-18 : 14 The children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, "Why have you given us only one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing we are a great people since the LORD has blessed us so far?" 15 Joshua answered them, "If you are a great people, then go up to the forest and cut down an area for yourselves there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, if Mount Ephraim is too small for you." 16 The children of Joseph said, "The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have iron chariots, both those who are of Beth-shean and its towns, and those who are of the valley of Jezreel." 17 Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, "You are a great people and have great power; you shall not have only one lot. 18 The mountain shall be yours; though it is a forest, you shall cut it down, and its furthest parts shall be yours. You shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.
• Judg 10:1 : 1 And after Abimelech, there arose to deliver Israel, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.
• Judg 18:2 : 2 And the children of Dan sent from their family five men from their territory, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it; and they said to them, Go, search the land. When they came to Mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.