Verse 22

{ "verseID": "Genesis.37.22", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֣ם ׀ רְאוּבֵן֮ אַל־תִּשְׁפְּכוּ־דָם֒ הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ אֹת֗וֹ אֶל־הַבּ֤וֹר הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְיָ֖ד אַל־תִּשְׁלְחוּ־ב֑וֹ לְמַ֗עַן הַצִּ֤יל אֹתוֹ֙ מִיָּדָ֔ם לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ אֶל־אָבִֽיו׃", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* to them *rəʾûḇēn*: Do not *tišpəḵû*-*dām*, *hašlîḵû* *ʾōṯô* to-the *ha-bbôr* *ha-zzê* which *ba-mmidbar*, and *wə-yāḏ* do not *tišləḥû*-against him; in order to *haṣṣîl* *ʾōṯô* from their *mî-yāḏām*, *la-hăšîḇô* to-his *ʾāḇîw*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*rəʾûḇēn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Reuben'", "*tišpəḵû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - 'you shall shed'", "*dām*": "noun, masculine singular - 'blood'", "*hašlîḵû*": "hiphil imperative 2nd masculine plural - 'throw/cast'", "*ha-bbôr*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - 'the pit/cistern'", "*ha-zzê*": "definite article with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - 'this'", "*ba-mmidbar*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - 'in the wilderness'", "*wə-yāḏ*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular - 'and hand'", "*tišləḥû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - 'you shall send/stretch out'", "*haṣṣîl*": "hiphil infinitive construct - 'to deliver'", "*mî-yāḏām*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'from their hand'", "*la-hăšîḇô*": "preposition with hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'to return him'", "*ʾāḇîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his father'" }, "variants": { "*tišpəḵû*-*dām*": "shed blood/pour out blood", "*tišləḥû*-*bô*": "lay hands on him/stretch out against him", "*haṣṣîl*": "deliver/rescue/save" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og Ruben sa til dem: 'Søk ikke å utgyte blod. Kast ham i denne brønnen her i ørkenen, men legg ikke hånd på ham.' Han ønsket å redde ham og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ruben sa til dem: Utgyt ikke blod, men kast ham i denne brønnen i ørkenen, og legg ikke hånd på ham; i den hensikt å frigi ham fra deres hender og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Norsk King James

  Og Ruben sa til dem: Spill ikke blod, men kast ham i denne brønnen som er i ødemarken, og legg ikke hånd på ham; for å redde ham ut av hendene deres, så han kan bringe ham tilbake til faren sin.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ruben sa videre: Spill ikke blod, kast ham heller i denne brønnen her ute i ørkenen og legg ikke hånd på ham. Han hadde nemlig tenkt å redde ham fra dem og føre ham tilbake til faren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Ruben fortsatte: "Utslett ikke noe blod. Kast ham i denne brønnen i ørkenen, men løft ingen hånd mot ham." Dette sa han for å redde ham fra deres hender og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Reuben sa til dem: Utøs ikke blod, men kast ham i denne brønnen i ørkenen og legg ikke hånd på ham, for at han kunne redde ham ut av deres hender og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Reuben sa til de andre: 'La oss ikke utgyte blod. Kast ham bare i denne gropen ute i ødemarken, men ta aldri i ham, så jeg senere kan hente ham ut og levere ham tilbake til faren.'

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

  Reuben sa til dem: Utøs ikke blod, men kast ham i denne brønnen i ørkenen og legg ikke hånd på ham, for at han kunne redde ham ut av deres hender og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ruben sa: "Spill ikke blod. Kast ham i denne brønnen i ørkenen, men legg ikke hånd på ham." Han ønsket å redde ham og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Reuben also said to them, "Do not shed any blood. Throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him." He said this intending to rescue him from their hands in order to return him to his father.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Reuben sa til dem: 'Søl ikke blod. Kast ham i denne brønnen som er i ørkenen, og legg ikke hånd på ham' - han planla å redde ham ut av deres hender og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Ruben sagde til dem: Udøser ikke Blod; kaster ham i denne Grav, som er i Ørken, og lægger ikke Haand paa ham; thi han vilde frie ham af deres Haand og føre ham tilbage til sin Fader.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Reuben sa til dem: Spill ikke blod, men kast ham i denne brønnen i ødemarken, legg ikke hånd på ham. Han ville fri ham ut av deres hender og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Reuben said to them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ruben sa til dem: "Spill ikke blod. Kast ham i denne brønnen i ødemarken, men legg ikke hånd på ham" -- for å redde ham fra deres hånd og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ruben sa til dem: «Søl ikke blod! Kast ham i denne brønnen her ute i ødemarken, men legg ikke hånd på ham.» Han ville redde ham fra deres hånd og føre ham tilbake til faren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Reuben sa til dem: Utøs ikke blod; kast ham i denne brønnen i ørkenen, men legg ikke hånd på ham — for å redde ham fra deres hånd og bringe ham tilbake til sin far.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ikke slå ham i hjel, men kast ham i en av brønnene; dette sa han for å redde ham fra deres hender og bringe ham tilbake til hans far.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ruben sayde moreouer vnto them shed not his bloude but cast him in to this pytt that is in the wildernes and laye no handes vpon him: for he wolde haue rydd him out of their handes and delyuered him to his father agayne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ruben sayde morouer vnto him: Shed no bloude, but cast him in to this pytt yt is in the wyldernes, & laye ye no hades vpon him. (He wolde haue delyuered him out of their hades, yt he might haue brought him agayne vnto his father.)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also Reuben saide vnto them, Shed not blood, but cast him into this pitte that is in the wildernesse, and lay no hande vpon him. Thus he said, that he might deliuer him out of their hand, and restore him to his father againe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ruben sayde moreouer vnto the: shed no blood but cast hym into this pit that is in the wyldernesse, and laye no hande vppon hym: this he sayde namely that he myght ryd hym out of their handes, and delyuer hym to his father agayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, [but] cast him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him"-- that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Reuben saith unto them, `Shed no blood; cast him into this pit which `is' in the wilderness, and put not forth a hand upon him,' -- in order to deliver him out of their hand, to bring him back unto his father.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood; cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand upon him: that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Reuben said to them, "Shed no blood. Throw him into this pit that is in the wilderness, but lay no hand on him"--that he might deliver him out of their hand, to restore him to his father.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Reuben continued,“Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”(Reuben said this so he could rescue Joseph from them and take him back to his father.)

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Genesis.22.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָּה כִּ֣י ׀ עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אַ֔תָּה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* not-*tišlaḥ* *yādəkā* to-the-*naʿar* and-not-*taʿaś* to-him *məʾûmāh* for now *yādaʿtî* that-*yərēʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* you and-not *ḥāśaktā* *ʾet*-*binkā* *ʾet*-*yəḥîdəkā* from-me", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*tišlaḥ*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 2nd masculine singular + negative particle - do not stretch out", "*yādəkā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your hand", "*naʿar*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the young man/lad", "*taʿaś*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 2nd masculine singular + negative particle - do not do", "*məʾûmāh*": "masculine singular noun - anything", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know/I have known", "*yərēʾ*": "adjective masculine singular construct - fearer of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - God", "*ḥāśaktā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have withheld", "*binkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your son", "*yəḥîdəkā*": "masculine singular adjective + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your only one" }, "variants": { "*tišlaḥ*": "stretch out/extend/send forth", "*naʿar*": "young man/lad/boy/servant", "*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something/any harm", "*yərēʾ*": "fearer of/one who fears/reverent of", "*ḥāśaktā*": "withheld/kept back/spared" } }
• Gen 42:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.22", "source": "וַיַּעַן֩ רְאוּבֵ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲלוֹא֩ אָמַ֨רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֧ם ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר אַל־תֶּחֶטְא֥וּ בַיֶּ֖לֶד וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֑ם וְגַם־דָּמ֖וֹ הִנֵּ֥ה נִדְרָֽשׁ׃", "text": "And *yaʿan* *rəʾûḇēn* *ʾōṯām* *lēmōr*, *hălôʾ* *ʾāmartî* to-you *lēmōr*, not-*teḥeṭʾû* against-the-*yeled* and not *šəmaʿtem*; and-also-*dāmô* behold *niḏrāš*.", "grammar": { "*yaʿan*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he answered", "*rəʾûḇēn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Reuben", "*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*lēmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - did not/have not", "*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I said", "*teḥeṭʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you sin", "*yeled*": "noun, masculine singular - child/boy", "*šəmaʿtem*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you heard/listened", "*dāmô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his blood", "*niḏrāš*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - being required/sought" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "answered/responded/replied", "*lēmōr*": "saying/to say", "*hălôʾ*": "did not/have not/is it not", "*ʾāmartî*": "I said/spoke/commanded", "*teḥeṭʾû*": "sin/offend/miss the mark", "*yeled*": "child/boy/youth/son", "*šəmaʿtem*": "you heard/listened/obeyed", "*dāmô*": "his blood/bloodshed/bloodguilt", "*niḏrāš*": "being required/sought/demanded/avenged" } }
• Exod 24:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Exodus.24.11", "source": "וְאֶל־אֲצִילֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א שָׁלַ֖ח יָד֑וֹ וַֽיֶּחֱזוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃", "text": "*wə-ʾel*-*ʾăṣîlê* *bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *lōʾ* *šālaḥ* *yādô* *wayyeḥĕzû* *ʾet*-*hāʾĕlōhîm* *wayyōʾkəlû* *wayyištû*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and against/to", "*ʾăṣîlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - nobles of/chief ones of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he stretched out/sent", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + suffix, 3rd masculine singular - his hand", "*wayyeḥĕzû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they beheld/saw", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - God/the gods", "*wayyōʾkəlû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they ate", "*wayyištû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they drank" }, "variants": { "*ʾăṣîlê*": "nobles of/chief ones of/eminent ones of", "*šālaḥ*": "stretched out/sent/put forth", "*wayyeḥĕzû*": "beheld/saw/gazed upon", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "God/the gods/the divine being" } }
• Deut 13:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.13.9", "source": "לֹא־תֹאבֶ֣ה ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑יו וְלֹא־תָח֤וֹס עֵֽינְךָ֙ עָלָ֔יו וְלֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֥ל וְלֹֽא־תְכַסֶּ֖ה עָלָֽיו׃", "text": "Not-*tōʾbeh* to-him and-not *tišmaʿ* to-him and-not-*tāḥôs* *ʿênkā* upon-him and-not-*taḥmōl* and-not-*tĕkasseh* upon-him.", "grammar": { "*tōʾbeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall consent/yield", "*tišmaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall listen/obey", "*tāḥôs*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it shall pity", "*ʿênkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eye", "*taḥmōl*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall spare/have compassion", "*tĕkasseh*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall cover/conceal" }, "variants": { "*ʾābāh*": "be willing/consent/agree", "*šāmaʿ*": "hear/listen/obey", "*ḥûs*": "pity/spare/look upon with compassion", "*ʿayin*": "eye/sight/appearance", "*ḥāmal*": "spare/have compassion/pity", "*kāsāh*": "cover/conceal/hide" } }
• Matt 27:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Matthew.27.24", "source": "Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Πιλάτος ὅτι οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖ, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον θόρυβος γίνεται, λαβὼν ὕδωρ, ἀπενίψατο τὰς χεῖρας ἀπέναντι τοῦ ὄχλου, λέγων, Ἀθῶός εἰμι ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ δικαίου τούτου: ὑμεῖς ὄψεσθε.", "text": "*Idōn* *de* *ho* *Pilatos* that nothing *ōphelei*, but rather *thorybos* *ginetai*, *labōn* *hydōr*, *apenipsato* the *cheiras* *apenanti* of the *ochlou*, *legōn*, *Athōos* I *eimi* from the *haimatos* of this *dikaiou*: you *opsesthe*.", "grammar": { "*Idōn*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - seeing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Pilatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Pilate", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*ouden*": "nominative, neuter, singular - nothing", "*ōphelei*": "present, 3rd singular, active - profits/avails", "*alla*": "conjunction - but", "*mallon*": "adverb - rather/more", "*thorybos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - uproar/riot", "*ginetai*": "present, 3rd singular, middle - becomes/arises", "*labōn*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - having taken", "*hydōr*": "accusative, neuter, singular - water", "*apenipsato*": "aorist, 3rd singular, middle - washed", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*apenanti*": "preposition + genitive - before/in front of", "*ochlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - crowd", "*legōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular, active - saying", "*Athōos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - innocent", "*eimi*": "present, 1st singular - I am", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*haimatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - blood", "*dikaiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - righteous/just one", "*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this", "*hymeis*": "nominative, 2nd plural - you", "*opsesthe*": "future, 2nd plural, middle - you will see" }, "variants": { "*Idōn de*": "When Pilate saw/Seeing", "*ouden ōphelei*": "nothing was gained/it was no use", "*thorybos ginetai*": "a riot was starting/an uproar was arising", "*apenipsato tas cheiras*": "washed his hands", "*Athōos eimi*": "I am innocent", "*opsesthe*": "you will see/it is your responsibility/see to it yourselves" } }
• Acts 12:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Acts.12.1", "source": "Κατʼ ἐκεῖνον δὲ τὸν καιρὸν ἐπέβαλεν Ἡρώδης ὁ βασιλεὺς τὰς χεῖρας κακῶσαί τινας τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας.", "text": "*Kat'* *ekeinon* *de* the *kairon* *epebalen* *Hērōdēs* the *basileus* the *cheiras* to *kakōsai* some of those from the *ekklēsias*.", "grammar": { "*Kat'*": "preposition (shortened form of *kata*) + accusative - during/at", "*ekeinon*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - that", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*kairon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - time/season/opportunity", "*epebalen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - laid/put upon", "*Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod", "*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*kakōsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to harm/mistreat/afflict", "*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - church/assembly/congregation" }, "variants": { "*Kat' ekeinon ton kairon*": "at that time/season/opportunity", "*epebalen tas cheiras*": "laid hands on/arrested/seized", "*kakōsai*": "to mistreat/afflict/harm/persecute", "*ekklēsias*": "church/assembly/called-out ones" } }