Verse 4

And they said to one another, Let us choose a captain, and let us return to Egypt.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og de sa til hverandre: «La oss utpeke ledere og vende tilbake til Egypt.»

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og de sa til hverandre: «La oss velge en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.»

• Norsk King James

  Og de sa til hverandre: «La oss utnevne en leder for oss, og la oss dra tilbake til Egypt.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de sa til hverandre: La oss velge en leder og vende tilbake til Egypten.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De sa til hverandre: "La oss velge en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de sa til hverandre: La oss utnevne en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og de sa til hverandre: «La oss utnevne en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.»

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

  Og de sa til hverandre: La oss utnevne en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og de sa til hverandre: «La oss velge en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And they said to each other, "Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Numbers.14.4", "source": "וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו נִתְּנָ֥ה רֹ֖אשׁ וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmĕrû* *ʾîš* to his *ʾāḥîw* we shall *nittĕnâ* *rōʾš* and we shall *wĕnāšûḇâ* to *miṣrāymâ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmĕrû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they said", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man", "*ʾāḥîw*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*nittĕnâ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st plural - let us appoint", "*rōʾš*": "masculine singular noun - head/leader", "*wĕnāšûḇâ*": "qal imperfect cohortative, 1st plural with vav consecutive - and let us return", "*miṣrāymâ*": "proper noun with directional he - to Egypt" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/each one/person", "*ʾāḥîw*": "brother/fellow/companion", "*nittĕnâ*": "let us give/appoint/make", "*rōʾš*": "head/leader/chief", "*wĕnāšûḇâ*": "let us return/go back/turn back" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og de sa til hverandre: 'La oss utnevne en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og den Ene sagde til den Anden: Lader os sætte (os) en Høvedsmand og vende tilbage til Ægypten.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og de sa til hverandre: La oss velge en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og de sa til hverandre: La oss utnevne en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og de sa til hverandre: "La oss velge en leder og vende tilbake til Egypt."

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de sa til hverandre: La oss velge en leder og dra tilbake til Egypt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de sa til hverandre: La oss velge en leder og dra tilbake til Egypt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they sayde one to another: let vs make a captayne and returne vnto Egipte agayne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they sayde one to another: Let vs make a captayne, and go into Egipte agayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they said one to another, Let vs make a Captaine and returne into Egypt.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they sayd one to another: Let vs make a captayne, and returne vnto Egypt agayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they say one unto another, `Let us appoint a head, and turn back to Egypt.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they said to one another, Let us make a captain over us, and go back to Egypt.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They said one to another, "Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So they said to one another,“Let’s appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 17:16 : 16 But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.'
• Acts 7:39 : 39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but rejected him, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
• Heb 10:38-39 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith; but if anyone draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of those who draw back to destruction, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.
• Heb 11:15 : 15 And truly, if they had called to mind that country from which they had come, they might have had opportunity to return.
• 2 Pet 2:21-22 : 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb: "The dog returns to his own vomit," and "the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
• Deut 28:68 : 68 And the LORD shall bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spoke unto you, You shall see it no more again: and there you shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
• Neh 9:16-17 : 16 But they and our forefathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and did not heed Your commandments. 17 They refused to obey, and were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a leader to return to their bondage. But You are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them.
• Luke 17:32 : 32 Remember Lot's wife.