Verse 7

And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Are you my lord Elijah?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Mens Obadja var på vei, se, da kom Elia ham i møte. Han kjente ham igjen og falt på sitt ansikt og sa: 'Er det virkelig deg, min herre Elia?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Mens Obadja var på vei, møtte Elia ham. Han kjente ham igjen og falt på sitt ansikt og sa: Er det deg, min herre Elia?

• Norsk King James

  Og mens Obadja var på veien, møtte Elias ham; han kjente ham, falt ned på sitt ansikt, og sa: Er du min herre, Elias?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mens Obadja var på veien, møtte han Elia. Da han gjenkjente ham, kastet han seg ned og sa: Er det virkelig deg, min herre Elia?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Mens Obadja var på veien, fikk han se Elia. Han kjente ham igjen og falt på sitt ansikt og sa: Er det virkelig deg, min herre Elia?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mens Obadja var på veien, møtte Elia ham. Obadja kjente ham igjen, falt ned på sitt ansikt og sa: Er det du, min herre Elia?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da Obadja var på vei, møtte han Elias, kjente ham igjen, falt ned på jorden og sa: Er du den min Herre Elias?

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

  Mens Obadja var på veien, møtte Elia ham. Obadja kjente ham igjen, falt ned på sitt ansikt og sa: Er det du, min herre Elia?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Mens Obadja var på vei, se, da møtte han Elia. Da han kjente ham igjen, kastet han seg ned på ansiktet og sa: 'Er det virkelig du, min herre Elia?'

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  While Obadiah was walking along the road, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed to the ground, and said, "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?"

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Mens Obadja var på vei, møtte han Elia. Obadja kjente ham igjen, falt på sitt ansikt og sa: «Er det deg, min herre Elia?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men det skede, der Obadias var paa Veien, see, da mødte Elias ham; og han kjendte ham, og faldt paa sit Ansigt og sagde: Er det dig, min Herre, Elias?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mens Obadja var på vei, møtte han Elia. Han kjente ham igjen, falt på ansiktet, og sa: Er det deg, min herre Elia?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mens Obadja var underveis, møtte Elia ham. Han kjente ham igjen, falt på sitt ansikt og sa: Er det deg, min herre Elia?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mens Obadja var på vei, kom Elia for å møte ham; han kjente igjen Elia, kastet seg ned og sa: 'Er det deg, min herre Elia?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mens Obadja var på veien, møtte Elia ham. Han kjente ham igjen og falt på ansiktet og sa: Er det deg, min herre Elia?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Mens Obadja var på veien, møtte han Elia; og da han kjente ham igjen, kastet han seg ned på sitt ansikt og sa: Er det du, min herre Elia?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan Abdia was on ye waye, Elias met him. And whan he knewe him, he fell downe vpon his face, & sayde: Art not thou my lorde Elias?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Eliiah met him: & he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art not thou my lord Eliiah?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it chaunced that as Obadia was in the way, beholde Elias met him, and he knew him, and fell on his face, and saide: Art not thou my lorde Elias?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, [Art] thou that my lord Elijah?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Obadiah `is' in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, `Art thou he -- my lord Elijah?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it thou, my lord Elijah?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And while Obadiah was on his way, he came face to face with Elijah; and seeing who it was, he went down on his face and said, Is it you, my lord Elijah?

• World English Bible (2000)

  As Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, "Is it you, my lord Elijah?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said,“Is it really you, my master, Elijah?”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 1:6-8 : 6 And they said to him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it not because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baalzebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but shall surely die. 7 And he said to them, What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words? 8 And they answered him, He was a hairy man, with a belt of leather around his waist. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
• Isa 60:14 : 14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending to you; and all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet, and they shall call you, The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Matt 3:4 : 4 And this same John wore clothing made of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
• Matt 11:8 : 8 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
• Gen 18:2 : 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the ground,
• Gen 18:12 : 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I have grown old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
• Gen 44:16 : 16 And Judah said, What shall we say to my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and also he with whom the cup is found.
• Gen 44:20 : 20 And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.
• Gen 44:33 : 33 Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant stay instead of the lad as a slave to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brothers.
• Gen 50:18 : 18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are your servants.
• Num 12:11 : 11 And Aaron said to Moses, 'Alas, my lord, I beseech you, do not lay the sin upon us, wherein we have acted foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.'
• 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
• 2 Sam 19:18 : 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was crossing over Jordan;
• 1 Kgs 11:29 : 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.