Verse 4

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David)

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og Josef dro også opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til byen David, som kalles Betlehem; fordi han var av Davids hus og æt.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og Josef dro også opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nazaret, til Judea, til byen David, som ble kalt Betlehem; fordi han var av Davids hus og ætternavn.

• Norsk King James

  Og Josef reiste fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by som kalles Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Også Josef dro opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by, som kalles Betlehem, siden han var av Davids hus og slekt,

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Også Josef dro opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, opp til Judea, til Davids by, som kalles Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Også Josef dro opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by som kalles Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og ætt,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Også Josef dro fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by som kalles Betlehem, siden han var av Davids hus og ætt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og Josef dro også opp fra Galilea, fra Nasarets by, til Judea, til Davids by, som kalles Betlehem, (fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt).

• gpt4.5-preview

  Også Josef dro opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by, som kalles Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og ætt.

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

  Også Josef dro opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by, som kalles Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og ætt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Josef dro også opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by kalt Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Luke.2.4", "source": "Ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρέτ, εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν, εἰς πόλιν Δαυίδ, ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλέεμ· (διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς Δαυίδ:)", "text": "*Anebē* *de* also *Iōsēph* from the *Galilaias*, out of city *Nazaret*, into the *Ioudaian*, into city of *Dauid*, which *kaleitai* *Bēthleem*; (because the *einai* him of *oikou* and *patrias* of *Dauid*:)", "grammar": { "*Anebē*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - went up", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*Iōsēph*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Joseph", "*Galilaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Galilee", "*Nazaret*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Nazareth", "*Ioudaian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Judea", "*Dauid*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of David", "*kaleitai*": "present indicative, 3rd singular, passive - is called", "*Bēthleem*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Bethlehem", "*einai*": "present infinitive - to be", "*oikou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - house/lineage", "*patrias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - family/clan" }, "variants": { "*Anebē*": "went up/ascended/came up", "*oikou*": "house/household/lineage", "*patrias*": "family/lineage/ancestry" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Josef dro da opp fra byen Nasaret i Galilea til Judea, til Davids by som heter Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og ætt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men Joseph gik ogsaa op fra Galilæa, fra den Stad Nazareth, til Judæa, til Davids Stad, som kaldes Bethlehem, — fordi han var af Davids Huus og Slægt —

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Også Josef dro opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by som kalles Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og ætt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Josef dro også fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, opp til Judea, til Davids by, som kalles Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt;

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Josef dro også fra Galilea fra byen Nasaret opp til Judea, til Davids by, som heter Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Også Josef dro opp fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, til Judea, til Davids by som heter Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Josef dro da fra Galilea, fra byen Nasaret, opp til Judea, til Davids by Betlehem, fordi han var av Davids hus og slekt,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ioseph also ascended from Galile oute of a cite called Nazareth into Iurie: vnto ye cite of David which is called Bethleem because he was of the housse and linage of David

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Ioseph gat him vp also fro Galile, out of the cite of Nazareth, in to Iewry, to ye cite of Dauid, which is called Bethleem, (because he was of ye house and lynage of Dauid)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ioseph also went vp from Galile out of a citie called Nazareth, into Iudea, vnto the citie of Dauid, which is called Beth-leem (because he was of the house and linage of Dauid,)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ioseph also went vp from Galilee, out of the citie Nazareth, into Iurie, vnto the citie of Dauid, whiche is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and image of Dauid,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David.

Referenced Verses

• Mic 5:2 : 2 But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.
• John 7:42 : 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
• Matt 2:23 : 23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
• Luke 1:26-27 : 26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
• 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.
• 1 Sam 16:4 : 4 And Samuel did what the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Do you come peaceably?
• 1 Sam 17:12 : 12 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years.
• 1 Sam 17:58 : 58 Saul said to him, Whose son are you, young man? David answered, I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
• 1 Sam 20:6 : 6 If your father at all misses me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
• Gen 35:19 : 19 And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
• Gen 48:7 : 7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
• Ruth 1:19 : 19 So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was stirred because of them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
• Ruth 2:4 : 4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless you.
• Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people at the gate and the elders said, 'We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.
• Ruth 4:17 : 17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, 'A son has been born to Naomi!' So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
• Luke 3:23-31 : 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, 25 The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, 29 The son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 The son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, 31 The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
• Luke 4:16 : 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
• John 1:46 : 46 And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.
• Matt 1:1-9 : 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; 3 And Judah begat Perez and Zerah by Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Aram; 4 And Aram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; 5 And Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed by Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah; 7 And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah; 9 And Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 10 And Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; 11 And Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 13 And Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 14 And Azor begat Zadok; and Zadok begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity in Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.
• Matt 2:1-6 : 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east and have come to worship him. 3 When King Herod heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel.
• Ruth 4:21-22 : 21 Salmon begat Boaz, Boaz begat Obed, 22 Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.