Verse 23

Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image, or the likeness of anything, which the LORD your God has forbidden you.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Se til at dere ikke glemmer Herrens, deres Guds, pakt som han gjorde med dere, ved å lage dere et skåret bilde av noen slags figur, for det er noe som Herren deres Gud har forbudt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Ta vare på dere selv, så dere ikke glemmer Herrens, deres Guds, pakt, som han har inngått med dere, og gjøre dere et utskåret bilde, eller noen skikkelse, som Herren deres Gud har forbudt dere.

• Norsk King James

  Vær på vakt for dere selv, så dere ikke glemmer pakten med Herren deres Gud, som han har gjort med dere, og lage dere et avbildet bilde eller likhet av noe som helst, som Herren din Gud har forbudt dere.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Vær forsiktige så dere ikke glemmer Herren deres Guds pakt, som han har inngått med dere, og lager et utskåret bilde i form av noe som Herren din Gud har forbudt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Vokt dere så dere ikke glemmer den pakten Herren deres Gud har sluttet med dere, og lager dere et utskåret bilde av noen form, som Herren din Gud har forbudt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Pass på dere selv, så dere ikke glemmer avtalen som Herren deres Gud har gjort med dere, og lager dere et utskåret bilde eller noe annet som Herren din Gud har forbudt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Vær på vakt for dere selv, for at dere ikke skal glemme den pakt HERREN, deres Gud, inngikk med dere, eller lage dere et utskåret bilde, eller avbildning av noe, som HERREN, deres Gud, har forbudt dere.

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

  Pass på dere selv, så dere ikke glemmer avtalen som Herren deres Gud har gjort med dere, og lager dere et utskåret bilde eller noe annet som Herren din Gud har forbudt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Vokt dere, så dere ikke glemmer pakten som Herren deres Gud har sluttet med dere, og lager et utskåret bilde, en skikkelse av noe som Herren din Gud har forbudt deg å lage.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which He made with you, and not to make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything He has forbidden you.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Pass dere så dere ikke glemmer den pakten som Herren deres Gud har sluttet med dere, og lager dere et utskåret bilde, en figur av noe som Herren deres Gud har forbudt dere.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Tager eder vare, at I ikke forglemme Herrens eders Guds Pagt, som han haver gjort med eder, saa I skulde gjøre eder et udskaaret Billede efter nogen Tings Lignelse, som Herren din Gud haver budet dig (ikke at gjøre).

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he ma with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidn thee.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ta dere i akt, så dere ikke glemmer pakten med Herren deres Gud, som han inngikk med dere, og lage et utskåret bilde av noen skikkelse Herren din Gud har forbudt deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Vokt dere så dere ikke glemmer Herrens deres Guds pakt, som han har gjort med dere, og lager dere et utskåret bilde av noe som helst, som Herren din Gud har forbudt deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Vokt dere, så dere ikke glemmer Herrens deres Guds pakt, som han har gjort med dere, og lager dere et utskåret bilde i noen form, som Herren din Gud har forbudt deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Pass dere, så dere ikke glemmer den pakten Herren deres Gud gjorde med dere, og lager en utskåret skikkelse i form av noe, som Herren din Gud har forbudt deg.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Pass på at dere ikke glemmer pakten med Herren deres Gud, som han har inngått med dere, eller lager dere bilder i form av noe, i strid med de befalingene Herren deres Gud har gitt dere.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Take hede vnto youre selues therfore, that ye forgett not the appoyntment of the Lorde youre God which he made with you, and that ye make you no grauen ymage of what soeuer it be that the Lorde thi God hath forbidden the.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Take hede therfore vnto youre selues, that ye forget not the conuenaunt of the LORDE youre God, and that ye make no ymages of eny maner of fashion as the LORDE thy God hath commaunded.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Take heede vnto your selues, least ye forget the couenant of the Lorde your God which hee made with you, and least ye make you any grauen image, or likenes of any thing, as the Lorde thy God hath charged thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Take heede vnto your selues, that ye forget not ye appoyntment of the Lorde your God which he made with you, & that ye make you no grauen image or likenesse that the Lorde thy God hath forbidden thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, [or] the likeness of any [thing], which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he made with you, and make you an engraved image in the form of anything which Yahweh your God has forbidden you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Take heed to yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which He hath made with you, and have made to yourselves a graven image, a similitude of anything `concerning' which Jehovah thy God hath charged thee:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image in the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Take care that you do not let the agreement of the Lord your God, which he has made with you, go out of your mind, or make for yourselves images of any sort, against the orders which the Lord your God has given you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he made with you, and make you an engraved image in the form of anything which Yahweh your God has forbidden you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he has forbidden you.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:9 : 9 Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life: but teach them to your sons, and your sons' sons;
• Deut 4:15-16 : 15 Take therefore good heed to yourselves; for you saw no form on the day that the LORD spoke to you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: 16 Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make for yourselves a carved image, the likeness of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
• Deut 6:12 : 12 Then beware, lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
• Deut 27:9 : 9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, Take heed, and listen, O Israel; today you have become the people of the LORD your God.
• Deut 29:25 : 25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
• Deut 31:20 : 20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, that flows with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat; then will they turn to other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
• Josh 23:11 : 11 Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the LORD your God.
• Josh 23:16 : 16 When you have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.
• 1 Chr 16:15 : 15 Always remember his covenant, the word he commanded to a thousand generations;
• Isa 24:5 : 5 The earth also is defiled under its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
• Jer 31:22 : 22 How long will you wander about, O backsliding daughter? for the LORD has created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall encompass a man.
• Ezek 16:59 : 59 For thus says the Lord GOD; I will even deal with you as you have done, who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
• Matt 24:4 : 4 And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no one deceives you.
• Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
• Luke 21:8 : 8 And he said, Take heed that you be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and the time draws near: do not go after them.
• Heb 3:12 : 12 Beware, brothers and sisters, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
• Exod 20:4-5 : 4 You shall not make for yourself any carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me.