Verse 6

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a difficult situation and that the enemy was pressing them hard, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, pits, and cisterns.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da Israels menn så at de var i nød, for folket var i en vanskelig situasjon, gjemte de seg i huler, i kløfter, mellom klipper, i grotter og i brønner.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da Israels menn så at de var i nød, for folket var trengt, gjemte de seg i huler, i kratt, i klipper, i festningsverk og i groper.

• Norsk King James

  Da Israels menn så at situasjonen var vanskelig, fordi folket var i nød, begynte de å gjemme seg i huler, busker, fjell, kløfter og grotter.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Israels menn så at de var i nød, fordi folket ble trengt, gjemte de seg i huler, kratt, klipper, fester og groper.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da Israels menn så at de var i stor nød og presset av fienden, gjemte de seg i huler, grotter, klipper, jordhuler og brønner.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da Israels menn så at de var i fare (for folket var i angst), gjemte de seg i huler og i kratt, og i klipper og på høye steder og i groper.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da mennene i Israel så at de var i en vanskelig situasjon (for folket var engstelige), gjemte de seg i huler, i kratt, ved steiner, på høye steder og i fordypninger.

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

  Da Israels menn så at de var i fare (for folket var i angst), gjemte de seg i huler og i kratt, og i klipper og på høye steder og i groper.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da Israels menn så at de var i nød, og at folket ble presset hardt, gjemte de seg i huler, i kratt, i berg, i festninger og i groper.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da israelittene så at de var i nød, for folket var hardt presset, gjemte de seg i huler, kratt, klipper, hulerom og sisterner.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Der Israels Mænd saae, at de vare i Nød, thi Folket blev trængt, da skjulte Folket sig i Hulerne og i Tornebuskene og i Klipperne og i de faste (Taarne) og i Grøfterne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da mennene i Israel skjønte at de var i vanskeligheter (for folket var i stor nød), gjemte de seg i huler, i kratt, mellom klipper, i fjellhuler og brønner.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da Israels menn så at de var i trengsel (for folket var i nød), gjemte de seg i huler, i busker, mellom klipper, i huler og i groper.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da israelittene så at de var i vanskeligheter, og at folket ble undertrykt, gjemte de seg i huler, kratt, klipper, grotter og brønner.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da Israels menn så at de var i knipe, for folket var redde, gjemte de seg i huler, i buskas, blant klipper, i huler og brønner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da Israels menn så hvilken fare de var i, (for folket var urolige,) søkte de dekning i klipper, skoger, berg og huler.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan the men of Israel sawe that mysfortune laye vpon the neckes of the (for the people was come therto) they crope in to caues and dennes, in to rockes, and holes and welles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were in distresse ) the people hid themselues in caues, and in holdes, and in rockes, and in towres, and in pittes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the men of Israel sawe it, they were in a strayte (and the people were in a distresse) & the people hyd the selues in caues, and in holdes, and in rockes, and iin hye places, and in pittes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the men of Israel have seen that they are distressed, that the people hath been oppressed, and the people hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits. [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When the men of Israel saw the danger they were in, (for the people were troubled,) they took cover in cracks in the hillsides and in the woods and in rocks and holes and hollows.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, and cisterns.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 6:2 : 2 Midian's power overwhelmed Israel, and because of Midian, the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
• Heb 11:38 : 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts, and on mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
• Exod 14:10-12 : 10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them! They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so we can serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.
• Josh 8:20 : 20 When the men of Ai looked back, they saw the smoke of the city rising to the sky, and they had no power to flee in any direction. The Israelites who had fled toward the wilderness now turned against their pursuers.
• Judg 10:9 : 9 The Ammonites also crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was greatly distressed.
• Judg 20:41 : 41 Then the Israelites turned on them, and the Benjaminites were terrified because they saw that disaster had overtaken them.
• 1 Sam 14:11 : 11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine garrison, and the Philistines said, 'Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes they were hiding in!'
• 1 Sam 23:19 : 19 The Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah and said, 'Isn't David hiding among us in the strongholds in the woods, on the hill of Hachilah, south of Jeshimon?'
• 1 Sam 24:3 : 3 So Saul chose three thousand elite men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.
• 2 Sam 24:14 : 14 David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are many, but do not let me fall into human hands."
• Isa 42:22 : 22 But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in holes or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they are loot, with no one to say, 'Restore them.'
• Phil 1:23 : 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;