Verse 20

And he blessed them that day, saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så velsignet han dem den dagen og sa: "Med deg skal Israel velsigne og si: 'Må Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og Manasse.'" Så plasserte han Efraim foran Manasse.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Han velsignet dem den dagen og sa: «I deg skal Israel velsigne, og si: 'Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og Manasse.'» Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Norsk King James

  Og han velsignet dem den dagen og sa: Ved deg skal Israel velsigne og si: Må Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og Manasse. Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han velsignet dem den dagen og sa: "Ved deg skal Israel velsigne og si: 'Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og Manasse.'" Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Den dagen velsignet han dem og sa: "Med deg skal Israel velsigne og si: 'Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og Manasse.'" Så satte han Efraim foran Manasse.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Den dagen velsignet han dem og sa: I deg skal Israel velsigne og si: Gud gjør deg som Efraim og som Manasse. Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Den dagen velsignet han dem og sa: 'Israel skal si: Må Gud gjøre dere som Efraim og som Manasse,' og han plasserte Efraim foran Manasse.

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

  Den dagen velsignet han dem og sa: I deg skal Israel velsigne og si: Gud gjør deg som Efraim og som Manasse. Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Den dagen velsignet han dem og sa: 'Ved deg skal Israel velsigne og si: Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og som Manasse.' Så satte han Efraim foran Manasse.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  On that day, he blessed them and said, 'By you, Israel will pronounce this blessing: May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.' So he placed Ephraim ahead of Manasseh.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så velsignet han dem den dagen og sa: 'Ved dere skal Israel velsigne, siende: Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og Manasse.' Så satte han Efraim foran Manasse.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa velsignede han dem paa den samme Dag og sagde: Ved dig skal Israel velsigne og sige: Gud sætte dig som Ephraim og som Manasse; og han satte Ephraim for Manasse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og han velsignet dem den dagen, idet han sa: I deg skal Israel velsigne, idet de sier: Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og som Manasse. Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han velsignet dem den dagen, og sa: "Med deg skal Israel velsigne og si: 'Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og som Manasse.'" Han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han velsignet dem den dagen og sa: 'Ved deg skal Israel velsigne og si: Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og som Manasse.' Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han velsignet dem den dag og sa: Ved deg skal Israel velsigne, og si: Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og som Manasse. Og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Han velsignet dem den dagen og sa: Du skal være tegnet på en velsignelse i Israel, for de vil si: Må Gud gjøre deg som Efraim og Manasse; og han satte Efraim foran Manasse.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he blessed them sainge. At the ensample of these the Israelites shall blesse and saye: God make the as Ephraim and as Manasses. Thus sett he Ephraim before Manasses.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So he blessed them the same daye & saide: In ye shal Israel blesse, so yt it shal be sayde: God set the as Ephraim & Manasses. And so he set Ephraim aboue Manasses.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So he blessed them that day, and sayde, In thee Israel shall blesse, and say, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh; he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he blessed them that day, & saide: In thee let Israel blesse & saye, God make thee as Ephraim, & as Manasses. And he set Ephraim before Manasses.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He blessed them that day, saying, "In you will Israel bless, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh'" He set Ephraim before Manasseh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he blesseth them in that day, saying, `By thee doth Israel bless, saying, God set thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh;' and he setteth Ephraim before Manasseh.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee will Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So he gave them his blessing that day, saying, You will be the sign of blessing in Israel, for they will say, May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh; and he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He blessed them that day, saying, "In you will Israel bless, saying, 'God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh'" He set Ephraim before Manasseh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So he blessed them that day, saying,“By you will Israel bless, saying,‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 24:60 : 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands; and may your descendants possess the gates of those who hate them."
• Ruth 4:11-12 : 11 And all the people at the gate and the elders said, 'We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem. 12 And may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the LORD will give you by this young woman.'
• Gen 28:3 : 3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a multitude of people;
• Num 2:18-21 : 18 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies. The captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 19 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 20 By him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 21 His army, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty-two thousand and two hundred.
• Num 7:48 : 48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the children of Ephraim, offered:
• Num 7:54 : 54 On the eighth day Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the children of Manasseh, offered:
• Num 10:22-23 : 22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
• Num 13:8 : 8 From the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
• Num 13:11 : 11 From the tribe of Joseph, namely, from the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
• Num 13:16 : 16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.