Verse 12

And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed all the army.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Sebah og Salmunna rømte, men han forfulgte dem og fanget de to kongene av Midjan, Sebah og Salmunna; hele hæren ble skremt av dette.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og da Zebah og Zalmunna flyktet, forfulgte han dem og tok de to midianittiske kongene, Zebah og Zalmunna, og skremte hele leiren.

• Norsk King James

  Og da Zebah og Zalmunna flyktet, forfulgte han dem, fanget de to kongene av Midian, Zebah og Zalmunna, og overvant hele leiren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Seba og Salmunna flyktet, men han forfulgte dem og fanget begge midianitterkongene, Seba og Salmunna, og forferdet hele leiren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Sebah og Salmunna flyktet, og han forfulgte dem. Han fanget Midjans to konger, Sebah og Salmunna, og spredte hele hæren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og da Sebah og Salmunna flyktet, forfulgte han dem og tok de to kongene av Midjan, Sebah og Salmunna, og overveldet hele hæren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da Zebah og Zalmunna flyktet, forfulgte han dem, fanget de to midjanittiske kongene, Zebah og Zalmunna, og beseiret hele hæren.

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

  Og da Sebah og Salmunna flyktet, forfulgte han dem og tok de to kongene av Midjan, Sebah og Salmunna, og overveldet hele hæren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Seba og Salmunna flyktet, men han forfulgte dem, og han tok de to kongene av Midian, Seba og Salmunna, til fange, og hele hæren ble kastet i forvirring.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Zebah and Zalmunna fled, but Gideon pursued them. He captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and threw the entire army into a panic.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Judges.8.12", "source": "וַיָּנ֗וּסוּ זֶ֚בַח וְצַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּלְכֹּ֞ד אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן אֶת־זֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע וְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה הֶחֱרִֽיד׃", "text": "*wə-yānûsû zeḇaḥ wə-ṣalmunnāʿ wə-yirdōp̄* after-them *wə-yilkōḏ ʾeṯ-šənê malḵê miḏyān ʾeṯ-zeḇaḥ wə-ʾeṯ-ṣalmunnāʿ wə-ḵāl-ha-mmaḥăne heḥĕrîḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yānûsû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they fled", "*zeḇaḥ*": "proper noun - Zebah", "*wə-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + proper noun - and Zalmunna", "*wə-yirdōp̄*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he pursued", "*wə-yilkōḏ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he captured", "*ʾeṯ-šənê*": "direct object marker + numeral, masculine dual construct - the two of", "*malḵê*": "masculine plural construct - kings of", "*miḏyān*": "proper noun - Midian", "*ʾeṯ-zeḇaḥ*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Zebah", "*wə-ʾeṯ-ṣalmunnāʿ*": "waw conjunctive + direct object marker + proper noun - and Zalmunna", "*wə-ḵāl-ha-mmaḥăne*": "waw conjunctive + noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + masculine singular noun - and all the camp", "*heḥĕrîḏ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he terrified/threw into panic" }, "variants": { "*heḥĕrîḏ*": "terrified/threw into panic/threw into confusion" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Zebah og Zalmunna flyktet, men han fulgte etter dem og tok de to kongene av Midjan, Zebah og Zalmunna, og hele hæren deres ble spredd.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Sebah og Zalmuna flyede, men han forfulgte dem; og han greb de to Midianiters Konger, Sebah og Zalmuna, og forfærdede den ganske Leir.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da Sebah og Salmunna flyktet, forfulgte han dem og fanget de to midianittkongene, Sebah og Salmunna, og slo alle i hæren i oppløsning.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Sebah og Salmunna flyktet, og han forfulgte dem; og han tok Midjans to konger, Sebah og Salmunna, og kastet alle hærstyrkene i forvirring.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Zebah og Salmunna flyktet, men han forfulgte dem og fanget de to kongene av Midian, Zebah og Salmunna, og hele deres leir ble skremt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Zebah og Salmunna flyktet, og han forfulgte dem og fanget de to kongene i Midian, Zebah og Salmunna, og oppløste hele hæren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sebah og Salmunna flyktet; han forfulgte dem og tok til fange de to kongene i Midjan, Sebah og Salmunna, og slo hele hæren.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Zebea and Salmana fled, but he folowed after them, and toke ye two kynges of the Madianites Zebea and Salmana, and put all the hoost in feare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, hee followed after them, and tooke the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the hoste.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whan Zebah and Zalmana fled, he folowed after them, and toke ye two kynges of Madian, Zebah and Zalmana, and discomfited all the hoaste.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the host.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and captureth the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused to tremble.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Zebah and Zalmunna went in flight; and he went after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and put all the army to the curse.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Zebah and Zalmunna ran away, Gideon chased them and captured the two Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna. He had surprised their entire army.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 83:11 : 11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah and as Zalmunna:
• Amos 2:14 : 14 Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not reinforce his strength, neither shall the mighty save himself:
• Rev 6:15-16 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
• Rev 19:19-21 : 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
• Josh 10:16-18 : 16 But these five kings fled and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 17 And it was told Joshua, The five kings have been found hidden in a cave at Makkedah. 18 So Joshua said, Roll large stones against the mouth of the cave, and set men by it to guard them.
• Josh 10:22-25 : 22 Then Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me from the cave. 23 And they did so, and brought those five kings out to him from the cave—the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 24 And it happened, when they brought those kings to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel and said to the captains of the men of war who went with him, Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings. And they came near and put their feet on their necks. 25 Then Joshua said to them, Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for the LORD will do this to all your enemies against whom you fight.
• Job 12:16-21 : 16 With Him are strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are His. 17 He leads counselors away plundered, and makes the judges fools. 18 He loosens the bonds of kings, and girds their loins with a belt. 19 He leads princes away plundered, and overthrows the mighty. 20 He removes the speech of the trusted, and takes away the understanding of the aged. 21 He pours contempt on princes, and weakens the strength of the mighty.
• Job 34:19 : 19 How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.