Verse 28

And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with anyone; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city and lived there.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Det var ingen som kunne redde dem, for byen lå langt fra Sidon og hadde ingen forbindelser med andre. Den lå i dalen som tilhører Bet-Rehob. Så bygde de byen opp igjen og bosatte seg der.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det var ingen som kunne redde dem, for de var langt fra Sidon, og de hadde ingen forbindelse med andre mennesker; og byen lå i dalen ved Bet-Rehob. De bygde byen opp igjen og bodde der.

• Norsk King James

  Og det var ingen redningsmann, for det var langt fra Sidon, og de hadde ingen kontakt med noen; og det lå i dalen ved Bethrehob. Så bygde de en by, og bosatte seg der.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det var ingen som kunne redde dem, fordi byen lå langt unna Sidon og ikke hadde noen handel med andre mennesker. Den lå i dalen som hører til Bet-Rehob. Dan-folket bygde byen igjen og bosatte seg der.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Det fantes ingen som kunne redde dem, fordi de var langt fra Sidon og ikke hadde noen sak med andre mennesker. De lå i dalen som tilhører Bet-Rehov. Dans sønner bygde opp byen igjen og bosatte seg der.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det var ingen som kunne befri dem, for de var langt borte fra Sidon, og hadde ingen handel med noen andre. Og det lå i dalen ved Bet-Rehob. De bygde en by og bodde der.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Det fantes ingen beskytter der, for det lå langt fra Zidon, og de hadde ingen forbindelser med andre; og det lå i dalen ved Bethrehob. Der bygde de en by og slo seg ned.

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

  Det var ingen som kunne befri dem, for de var langt borte fra Sidon, og hadde ingen handel med noen andre. Og det lå i dalen ved Bet-Rehob. De bygde en by og bodde der.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Det var ingen som kunne redde dem, for byen lå langt fra Sidon, og de hadde ingen forbindelser med andre mennesker. Byen lå i en dal som tilhørte Bet-Rehob. Dans menn bygde byen opp igjen og bosatte seg der.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  There was no one to rescue the people of Laish because they were far from Sidon and had no alliances with anyone. The city was situated in a valley near Beth-rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Det var ingen som reddet dem, for byen lå langt fra Sidon, og de hadde ingen forbindelse med andre. Byen lå i dalen som tilhører Bet-Rehob. De bygget opp byen igjen og bodde der.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der var Ingen, som friede (dem); thi den var langt fra Zidon, og de havde ingen Handel med (noget) Menneske, og den var i Dalen, som er ved Beth-Rechob; saa byggede de Staden (igjen) og boede derudi.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Det var ingen som kunne redde dem, siden de bodde langt fra Sidon og ikke hadde noe med andre å gjøre. Byen lå i dalen som ligger ved Bet-Rehob. Og de bygde opp byen igjen og bodde der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Det var ingen som kunne redde, fordi den var langt fra Sidon, og de hadde ingen omgang med andre; og det var i dalen som ligger ved Bet-Rehob. De bygde byen, og bodde der.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Det var ingen som kunne redde dem fordi de lå langt fra Sidon, og de hadde ingen forbindelse med andre mennesker. Byen lå i dalen ved Bet-Rehob. De bygde byen opp igjen og bodde der.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Det var ingen som kunne befri dem, for de var langt fra Sidon og hadde ingen forbindelse med andre mennesker. Den lå i dalen som ligger nær Bet-Rehob. De bygde byen opp igjen og bodde der.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De hadde ingen redningsmann, fordi byen lå langt fra Sidon og hadde ingen forbindelse med Aram. Byen lå i dalen som tilhørte Bet-Rehob. De bygde opp byen på nytt og gjorde den til sitt bosted.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and there was no man to delyuer them: for they laye farre fro Sidon, and had to do with no man. And they laye in the valley, which is besyde Beth Rehob. Then buylded they the cite, & dwelt therin,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there was none to helpe, because Laish was farre from Zidon, and they had no businesse with other men: also it was in the valley that lyeth by Beth-rehob. After, they built the citie, and dwelt therein,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there was no man to helpe, because Lais was farre from Sidon, & they had medlyng with any other man: And it was in the valley that lyeth by Bethrehob.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [there was] no deliverer, because it [was] far from Zidon, and they had no business with [any] man; and it was in the valley that [lieth] by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived therein.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and there is no deliverer, for it `is' far off from Zidon, and they have no word with `any' man, and it `is' in the valley which `is' by Beth-Rehob; and they build the city, and dwell in it,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they had no saviour, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with Aram; and it was in the valley which is the property of Beth-rehob. And building up the town again they took it for their living-place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived therein.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  No one came to the rescue because the city was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and occupied it.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 10:6 : 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.
• Num 13:21 : 21 So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near the entrance of Hamath.
• Judg 18:7 : 7 Then the five men departed and came to Laish, and saw the people that were there, how they dwelt securely like the Zidonians, quiet and secure, and there was no magistrate in the land to put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Zidonians and had no business with anyone.
• Josh 11:8 : 8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them, and chased them to great Zidon, and to Misrephothmaim, and to the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they struck them, until they left none remaining.
• Judg 18:1 : 1 In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought an inheritance for themselves to live in, for until that day their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
• 2 Sam 14:6 : 6 And your maidservant had two sons, and the two fought together in the field, and there was none to separate them, but one struck the other, and killed him.
• Ps 7:2 : 2 Lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
• Ps 50:22 : 22 Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
• Isa 23:4 : 4 Be ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I do not travail, nor bring forth children, neither do I rear young men, nor raise virgins.
• Isa 23:12 : 12 And he said, You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, cross over to Chittim; there also you shall have no rest.
• Dan 3:15-17 : 15 Now if you are ready when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God who shall deliver you out of my hands? 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.