Verse 12

And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay in the valley as numerous as locusts, and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore for multitude.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Midjanittene, amalekittene, og alle fra Østen lå spredt ut i dalen som en gresshoppeflokk, og kamelene deres var utallige, så mange som sanden ved havets bredd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Midianittene, amalekittene og alle østlendingene lå spredt i dalen, tallrike som gresshopper, og kamelene deres var uten tall, som sanden ved havets bredd for mengde.

• Norsk King James

  Og Midianittene, Amalekittene, og østlendingene lå i dalen som en mengde gresshopper; og kamelene deres var uten tall, som sanden ved havet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Midianittene, amalekittene og alle folkeslagene fra Østen lå i dalen som gresshopper i antall, og kamelene deres var utallige, som sanden ved havets bredd.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Midjanittene, amalekittene og alle folkene fra øst lå i dalen, tallrike som gresshopper, og kamelene deres var utallige, som sanden ved havets strand.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og midianittene og amalekittene og alle østfolkene lå i dalen, tallrike som gresshopper; og deres kameler var utallige, som sanden ved havets bredd i mengde.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Midjanittene, amalekittene og alle østfolkene lå tett sammen i dalen, tallrike som gresshopper, og deres kameler var utallige, som sanden ved sjøkanten.

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

  Og midianittene og amalekittene og alle østfolkene lå i dalen, tallrike som gresshopper; og deres kameler var utallige, som sanden ved havets bredd i mengde.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Midianittene, amalekittene og alle østfolkene lå spredt i dalen, så mange som gresshopper, og deres kameler var uten tall, så mange som sandene ved havets bredde.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Midian, Amalek, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as thick as locusts. Their camels were too numerous to count, like the sand on the seashore.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Midianittene, amalekittene og alle Østens barn lå i dalen, så tallrike som gresshopper. Kamelene deres var uten tall, som sanden på havets bredd i mengde.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Midianiterne og Amalekiterne og alle Folk af Øster havde lagt sig ned i Dalen som Græshopper i Mangfoldighed, og deres Kameler vare utallige, som Sandet, der er paa Havets Bred, i Mangfoldighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Midianittene, amalekittene og alle folkene fra øst lå i dalen som gresshopper i tallrikhet, og kamelene deres var uten tall, som sanden ved havets bredd i mengde.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Midianittene, amalekittene og alle østens barn lå strødd i dalen som gresshopper i mengde, og deres kameler var uten tall, som sanden ved sjøens strand i mengde.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Midianerne og amalekittene og alle østens menn lå i dalen, tallrike som gresshopper, og deres kameler var uten tall, som sanden ved havets bredd når det gjelder mengde.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Midianittene, amalekittene og alle barna i øst lå utstrakt i dalen som en gresshoppeflokk i mengde; og kamelene deres var uten tall, som sanden ved havets bredd i mengde.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Nå dekket midianittene, amalekittene og hele folket fra øst dalen som gresshopper, og kamelene deres var som sanden ved havets bredd, uten tall.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye Madianites and Amalechites, and all the children of the south, had layed them selues beneth in the valley, as a multitude of greshoppers, and their Camels were not to be nombred for multitude, eue as the sonde on ye see shore.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Midianites, and the Amalekites and all they of the East, lay in the valley like grashoppers in multitude, and their camels were without nomber, as the sande which is by the sea side for multitude.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Madianites, the Amalekites, and all they of the east, lay along in the valley lyke a multitude of grashoppers, and their camelles were without numbre, euen as the sande by the sea syde in multitude.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels [were] without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is on the sea-shore for multitude.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Midian and Amalek, and all the sons of the east are lying in the valley, as the locust for multitude, and of their camels there is no number, as sand which `is' on the sea-shore for multitude.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for multitude.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the east were covering the valley like locusts; and their camels were like the sand by the seaside, without number.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east covered the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels could not be counted; they were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 6:5 : 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as locusts in multitude; for both they and their camels were without number, and they entered into the land to destroy it.
• Judg 8:10 : 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the armies of the children of the east: for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men who drew sword.
• Josh 11:4 : 4 And they went out, they and all their armies with them, numerous people, as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots.
• Judg 6:3 : 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;
• Judg 6:33 : 33 Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the children of the east gathered together, went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
• 1 Kgs 4:30 : 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the East, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
• 2 Chr 14:9-9 : 9 And Zerah the Ethiopian came against them with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots, and came to Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, 'LORD, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many, or with those who have no power; help us, O LORD our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.' 12 So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah, and the Ethiopians fled.
• Ps 3:1 : 1 LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me.
• Ps 33:16 : 16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
• Ps 118:10-12 : 10 All nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 12 They surrounded me like bees; they are quenched like the fire of thorns, for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
• Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Associate yourselves, O you people, and you shall be broken in pieces; and listen, all you of far countries: gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nothing; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.