Verse 3

And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it to you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så ga han de tusen og hundre sølvmyntene tilbake til sin mor, og hun sa: 'Jeg vier dette sølvet til Herren fra min hånd til min sønn for å lage et bilde. Nå gir jeg det tilbake til deg.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da han hadde gitt de elleve hundre sekel sølv tilbake til sin mor, sa hun: Jeg hadde innviet sølvet fullstendig til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret og støpt bilde. Nå vil jeg gi det tilbake til deg.

• Norsk King James

  Og etter at han hadde gitt tilbake de elleve hundre shekel sølv til sin mor, sa hun: Jeg har viet hele sølvet til Herren, for å lage et utskåret og støpt bilde; nå vil jeg derfor gi det tilbake til deg.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Så ga han moren sin de elleve hundre sølvstykkene tilbake. Og moren sa: Jeg har fullstendig viet dette sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, til å lage et utskåret og støpt bilde. Derfor gir jeg deg det nå tilbake.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Han leverte de elleve hundre sølvstykkene tilbake til sin mor, og hans mor sa: "Jeg helliget pengene til Herren for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret og et støpt bilde. Nå gir jeg dem tilbake til deg."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da han hadde tilbakebetalt de elleve hundre sjekel sølv til sin mor, sa hun: Jeg hadde fullstendig tilegnet sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage et skåret bilde og et støpt bilde: nå vil jeg gi det tilbake til deg.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og etter at han hadde tilbakelevert de elleve hundre shekel sølv til sin mor, sa hun: «Jeg hadde fullstendig viet sølvet til HERREN med mine egne hender for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret bilde og et støpt bilde; derfor skal jeg nå gi det tilbake til deg.»

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

  Da han hadde tilbakebetalt de elleve hundre sjekel sølv til sin mor, sa hun: Jeg hadde fullstendig tilegnet sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage et skåret bilde og et støpt bilde: nå vil jeg gi det tilbake til deg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han ga de tusen og hundre sølvsiklene tilbake til sin mor, og hun sa: Jeg har virkelig helliget sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret bilde og en støpte figur; nå gir jeg det tilbake til deg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then he returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, 'I hereby consecrate this silver to the LORD for my son, to make a carved image and a cast idol. I will now return it to you.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så gav han de elleve hundre sølvstykkene tilbake til sin mor. Hans mor sa: 'Jeg hadde helhjertet innviet dette sølvet til Herren for min sønns skyld for å lage et utskåret bilde og en støpt figur. Nå gir jeg det tilbake til deg.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa gav han sin Moder de tusinde og hundrede (Sekel) Sølv tilbage; og hans Moder sagde: Jeg haver aldeles helliget Herren det Sølv fra min Haand for min Søn, til at gjøre et udskaaret og støbt Billede, derfor giver jeg dig det nu tilbage.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da han hadde gitt de elleve hundre skjeker sølv tilbake til sin mor, sa hans mor: Jeg hadde fullt ut viet sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret bilde og et støpt bilde. Nå vil jeg gi det tilbake til deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han ga de elleve hundre sølvstykkene tilbake til sin mor, og hans mor sa: Jeg vier bestemt sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage en utskåret billedstøtte og en støpt bilde: nå derfor vil jeg gi det tilbake til deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så ga han de elleve hundre sølvstykkene tilbake til sin mor, og hun sa: 'Jeg hadde viet dette sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret bilde og et støpt bilde. Nå gir jeg det tilbake til deg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han ga de elleve hundre sølvstykkene tilbake til sin mor, og hun sa: Jeg innvier virkelig dette sølvet til Herren fra min hånd for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret bilde og et støpt bilde: nå skal jeg gi det tilbake til deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han ga de tusen hundre sekel sølv tilbake til sin mor, og hans mor sa: Jeg har viet dette sølvet til Herren fra min side for min sønn, for å lage et utskåret bilde og et støpt bilde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So he gaue his mother the thousande & hundreth syluerlinges agayne. And his mother saide: That money haue I sanctified vnto the LORDE wt my hande for my sonne, to make a molten ymage: therfore I geue it the agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he had restored the eleuen hundreth shekels of siluer to his mother, his mother sayd, I had dedicate the siluer to the Lord of mine hand for my sonne, to make a grauen and molten image. Now therfore I will giue it thee again.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had restored the leuen hundreth syluerlynges to his mother, his mother sayde: I had dedicated the syluer vnto the Lorde of myne hande for thee my sonne, that thou shouldest make a grauen and moulten image: Now therfore I will geue it thee agayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he had restored the eleven hundred [shekels] of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I most assuredly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it to you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he giveth back the eleven hundred silverlings to his mother, and his mother saith, `I had certainly sanctified the silver to Jehovah, from my hand, for my son, to make a graven image, and a molten image; and now, I give it back to thee.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave back the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, and his mother said, I have made the silver holy to the Lord from me for my son, to make a pictured image and a metal image.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, "I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he gave back to his mother the eleven hundred pieces of silver, his mother said,“I solemnly dedicate this silver to the LORD. It will be for my son’s benefit. We will use it to make a carved image and a metal image.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:4 : 4 You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
• Exod 20:23 : 23 You shall not make anything to be with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.
• Lev 19:4 : 4 Do not turn to idols, nor make for yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
• Deut 12:3 : 3 And you shall tear down their altars, break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and you shall cut down the carved images of their gods, and obliterate their names from that place.
• Judg 17:13 : 13 Then said Micah, Now I know that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
• Judg 18:5 : 5 And they said to him, Please inquire of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be successful.
• Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have ears, but they do not hear; noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they do not handle; feet they have, but they do not walk; nor do they speak through their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them.
• Isa 40:18-25 : 18 To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him? 19 The workman molds a graven image, the goldsmith covers it with gold and casts silver chains. 20 He who is so impoverished that he has no offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks for himself a skillful workman to prepare a graven image that will not be moved. 21 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is he who sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in; 23 Who brings the princes to nothing; he makes the judges of the earth as vanity. 24 Indeed, they shall not be planted; indeed, they shall not be sown; indeed, their stock shall not take root in the earth; and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will you liken me, or to whom shall I be equal? says the Holy One.
• Isa 44:9-9 : 9 Those who make a carved image are all of them vanity; and their delightful things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who has formed a god, or cast a carved image that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12 The smith with the tongs both works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with the strength of his arms: yes, he is hungry, and his strength fails: he drinks no water, and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretches out his rule; he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 14 He cuts down cedars, and takes the cypress and the oak, which he strengthens for himself among the trees of the forest: he plants an ash, and the rain nourishes it. 15 Then it shall be for a man to burn: for he will take of it, and warm himself; yes, he kindles it, and bakes bread; yes, he makes a god, and worships it; he makes it a carved image, and falls down to it. 16 He burns part of it in the fire; with part of it he eats flesh; he roasts a roast, and is satisfied: yes, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his carved image: he falls down to it, and worships it, and prays to it, and says, Deliver me, for you are my god. 18 They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considers in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yes, also I have baked bread on the coals of it; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the rest of it an abomination? shall I fall down to the stump of a tree? 20 He feeds on ashes: a deceived heart has turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
• Isa 66:3 : 3 He that kills an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrifices a lamb, as if he broke a dog's neck; he that offers an offering, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burns incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations.
• Jer 10:3-5 : 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4 They decorate it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it does not move. 5 They stand upright like a palm tree, but do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot go. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither is it in them to do good.
• Jer 10:8 : 8 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the wooden idol is a doctrine of vanities.
• Hab 2:18-19 : 18 What profit is the carved image that its maker has carved it; the molded image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusts in it, to make mute idols? 19 Woe to him who says to the wood, Awake; to the mute stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in its midst.
• John 16:2 : 2 They will put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• Exod 34:17 : 17 You shall make no molten gods for yourself.