Verse 3

So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she will be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she is married to another man.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Så hvis, mens ektemannen lever, hun gifter seg med en annen mann, skal hun kalles en utviker: men hvis hennes ektemann er død, er hun fri fra den loven; slik at hun ikke er en utviker, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Derfor, så lenge mannen lever, vil hun bli ansett som en som bryter ekteskapet hvis hun gifter seg med en annen; men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, og blir ikke lengre ansett som en som bryter ekteskapet, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen.

• Norsk King James

  Så hvis hun gifter seg med en annen mens ektemannen lever, blir hun kalt en utro kvinne; men hvis ektemannen er død, er hun fri fra den loven, og er ikke utro selv om hun er gift med en annen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hun vil bli kalt en ekteskapsbryter hvis hun blir en annen manns mens mannen lever; men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra loven og er ikke en ekteskapsbryter om hun blir en annen manns.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Derfor, dersom hun blir en annens mann mens hennes egen mann lever, skal hun kalles en horkvinne; men dersom mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en horkvinne, selv om hun blir en annens mann.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Så lenge mannen lever, skal hun kalles en ekteskapsbryterske hvis hun blir en annen manns kone. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, og er ikke en ekteskapsbryterske om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så hvis hun blir gift med en annen mann mens hennes mann lever, skal hun kalles en horkvinne. Men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra den loven, slik at hun ikke er en horkvinne, selv om hun er gift med en annen mann.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor, dersom hun gifter seg med en annen mann mens hennes ektemann lever, skal hun kalles utro; men hvis ektemannen er død, er hun fri fra den lov, slik at hun ikke er utro selv om hun gifter seg med en annen.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Dersom hun altså gifter seg med en annen mann mens ektemannen ennå lever, blir hun kalt en ekteskapsbryterske; men dersom ektemannen hennes er død, er hun fri fra den loven og er ingen ekteskapsbryterske, selv om hun er gift med en annen mann.

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

  Dersom hun altså gifter seg med en annen mann mens ektemannen ennå lever, blir hun kalt en ekteskapsbryterske; men dersom ektemannen hennes er død, er hun fri fra den loven og er ingen ekteskapsbryterske, selv om hun er gift med en annen mann.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor, mens hennes ektemann lever, skal hun kalles en horkvinne hvis hun blir en annen manns; men hvis ektemannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, så hun ikke er en horkvinne hvis hun blir en annen manns.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Derfor skal hun kalles en ekteskapsbryterinne hvis hun blir en annen manns kone mens mannen lever; men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en ekteskapsbryterinne selv om hun blir en annen manns kone.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor skal hun kaldes en Hore, om hun, medens Manden lever, bliver en anden Mands; men dersom Manden er død, er hun fri fra den Lov, saa at hun ikke er en Hore, om hun bliver en anden Mands.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free fm that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så hvis hun gifter seg med en annen mann mens mannen lever, skal hun kalles en ektehustru; men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra den loven, slik at hun ikke er en ektehustru selv om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis hun, mens mannen lever, blir gift med en annen mann, vil hun bli kalt en ekteskapsbryter. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en ekteskapsbryter, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen mann.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mens mannen lever, regnes hun som en ekteskapsbryter om hun blir en annen manns kone. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven og blir ikke regnet som en ekteskapsbryter om hun blir en annen manns kone.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Så hvis hun blir med en annen mann mens mannen lever, kalles hun en ekteskapsbryterinne. Men hvis mannen dør, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er en ekteskapsbryterinne selv om hun blir med en annen mann.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så hvis hun blir sammen med en annen mann mens mannen lever, vil hun bli kalt en som er utro mot mannen; men hvis mannen er død, er hun fri fra loven, slik at hun ikke er utro, selv om hun gifter seg med en annen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  So then yf whill the man liveth she couple her selfe with another man she shalbe counted a wedlocke breaker. But yf the man be deed she is fre fro the lawe: so that she is no wedlocke breaker though she couple her selfe with another man.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf she be now with another man, whyle the man lyueth, she shal be called a wedlocke breaker. But yf the man be deed, then is she fre from the lawe, so that she is no wedlocke breaker, yf she be with another man.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So then, if while the man liueth, she taketh another man, she shalbe called an adulteresse: but if the man be dead, she is free fro the Law, so that shee is not an adulteresse, though shee take another man.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So then yf whyle the man lyueth, she couple her selfe with another man, she shalbe counted a wedlocke breaker: But yf the man be dead, she is free from the law, so that she is no wedlocke breaker, though she couple her selfe with another man.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man's; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man's.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So then if, while the husband liveth, she be joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she be joined to another man.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So if, while the husband is living, she is joined to another man, she will get the name of one who is untrue to her husband: but if the husband is dead, she is free from the law, so that she is not untrue, even if she takes another man.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 5:32 : 32 But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.
• Mark 10:6-9 : 6 But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again about the same matter. 11 And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
• John 8:3-5 : 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery; and when they had set her in the middle, 4 They said to him, Master, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned: but what do you say?
• 1 Tim 5:11-14 : 11 But refuse the younger widows; for when they have begun to grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; 12 Having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith. 13 And besides, they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossipers and busybodies, speaking things they ought not. 14 Therefore I desire that the younger women marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
• Exod 20:14 : 14 You shall not commit adultery.
• Lev 20:10 : 10 And the man that commits adultery with another man's wife, even he that commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
• Num 5:13-31 : 13 And a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected, though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, nor is she caught in the act; 14 And if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he is jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself: 15 Then the man shall bring his wife to the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, bringing iniquity to remembrance. 16 And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the LORD: 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water: 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD and uncover the woman’s head, and put the grain offering of remembrance in her hands, which is the jealousy offering; and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse: 19 And the priest shall make her swear an oath, and say to the woman, If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of your husband, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse: 20 But if you have gone aside to another instead of your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband: 21 Then the priest shall make the woman swear with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say to the woman, The LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh waste away and your belly swell; 22 And this water that brings a curse shall go into your bowels, to make your belly swell and your thigh waste away. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. 23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water: 24 And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse; and the water that brings a curse shall enter into her and become bitter. 25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman’s hand, and wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it on the altar: 26 And the priest shall take a handful of the offering, as its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. 27 And when he has made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she is defiled and has broken faith with her husband, that the water that brings a curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall waste away, and the woman shall become a curse among her people. 28 And if the woman is not defiled, but is clean, then she shall be free and shall conceive children. 29 This is the law of jealousy, when a wife goes aside to another instead of her husband and defiles herself; 30 Or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he is jealous of his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD and the priest shall carry out all this law upon her. 31 Then the man shall be free from iniquity, and the woman shall bear her iniquity.
• Deut 22:22-24 : 22 If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away evil from Israel. 23 If a young woman who is a virgin is betrothed to a husband, and a man finds her in the city and lies with her, 24 Then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them with stones so that they die; the young woman because she did not cry out, being in the city; and the man because he has humbled his neighbor's wife; so you shall put away the evil from among you.
• Ruth 2:13 : 13 Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me, and you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.
• 1 Sam 25:39-42 : 39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil; for the LORD has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her to him as a wife. 40 And when the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David sent us to you, to take you to him as a wife. 41 And she arose and bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, Behold, let your maidservant be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five maids accompanying her; so she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife.