Verse 5

And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Nå, dine to sønner som ble født i Egypt før jeg kom hit til deg, skal være mine; Efraim og Manasse skal være mine, akkurat som Ruben og Simeon er mine.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  «Nå er dine to sønner, Efraim og Manasse, som ble født deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg i Egypt, mine. Likesom Ruben og Simeon, skal de være mine.

• Norsk King James

  Og nå, dine to sønner, Efraim og Manasse, som ble født for deg i Egyptens land før jeg kom til deg i Egypt, er mine; som Ruben og Simeon skal de bli mine.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Nå skal dine to sønner, født i Egypt før jeg kom hit til deg, tilhøre meg. Efraim og Manasse skal være mine på lik linje med Ruben og Simeon.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Nå er de to sønnene dine, som ble født til deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg i Egypt, mine; Efraim og Manasse skal være mine som Ruben og Simeon.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og nå er dine to sønner, Efraim og Manasse, som ble født til deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg, mine; som Ruben og Simeon skal de være mine.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og nå, dine to sønner, Efraim og Manasse, som ble født for deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg der, tilhører meg, slik Ruben og Simeon gjorde.

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

  Og nå er dine to sønner, Efraim og Manasse, som ble født til deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg, mine; som Ruben og Simeon skal de være mine.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Nå er dine to sønner, som er født for deg i Egypt før jeg kom hit til deg, mine. Efraim og Manasse skal være mine, som Ruben og Simeon.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Now, your two sons who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you here will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are.'

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Genesis.48.5", "source": "וְעַתָּ֡ה שְׁנֵֽי־בָנֶיךָ֩ הַנּוֹלָדִ֨ים לְךָ֜ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַד־בֹּאִ֥י אֵלֶ֛יךָ מִצְרַ֖יְמָה לִי־הֵ֑ם אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה כִּרְאוּבֵ֥ן וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן יִֽהְיוּ־לִֽי", "text": "And *wĕʿattāh* two-*bāneykā* *hannôlādîm* to *lĕkā* in *ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* until-*bōʾî* to *ʾēleykā* *miṣraymāh* to *lî*-*hēm* *ʾep̄rayim* and *ûmĕnaššeh* as *kirĕʾûbēn* and *wĕšimʿôn* *yihyû*-to *lî*", "grammar": { "*wĕʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now", "*bāneykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sons", "*hannôlādîm*": "definite article + Niphal participle, masculine plural - the ones born", "*lĕkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*bōʾî*": "Qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - my coming", "*ʾēleykā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*miṣraymāh*": "proper noun + directional suffix - to Egypt", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*hēm*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they", "*ʾep̄rayim*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephraim", "*ûmĕnaššeh*": "conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Manasseh", "*kirĕʾûbēn*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - like Reuben", "*wĕšimʿôn*": "conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Simeon", "*yihyû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will be", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me" }, "variants": { "*wĕʿattāh*": "and now/so now/from this time", "*hannôlādîm*": "who were born/begotten/brought forth", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/territory/country", "*miṣrayim*": "Egypt (proper name)", "*bōʾî*": "my coming/before I came", "*miṣraymāh*": "to Egypt/toward Egypt", "*yihyû*": "they will be/shall become/will belong" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Nå skal dine to sønner, som ble født til deg i Egypt før jeg kom hit til deg, være mine; Efraim og Manasse skal være mine, lik Ruben og Simeon.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og nu, dine to Sønner, de, som dig ere fødte i Ægypti Land, før jeg kom til dig i Ægypten, de skulle høre mig til; Ephraim og Manasse skulle høre mig til, som Ruben og Simeon.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og nå er dine to sønner, Efraim og Manasse, som ble født til deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg dit, mine; som Ruben og Simeon skal de være mine.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Nå er dine to sønner, som ble født til deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg til Egypt, mine; Efraim og Manasse skal være mine, likesom Ruben og Simeon.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og nå, de to sønnene dine, som ble født i Egypt før jeg kom til deg i Egypt, de er mine; Efraim og Manasse skal være som Ruben og Simeon for meg.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og nå, de to sønnene dine, som ble født til deg i Egypt før jeg kom til deg i Egypt, er mine; Efraim og Manasse, skal være mine, like mye som Ruben og Simeon.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Nå er de to sønnene dine som ble født i Egypt før jeg kom hit til deg mine; Efraim og Manasse skal være mine, som Ruben og Simeon er det.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Now therfore thy.ij. sones Manasses ad Ephraim which were borne vnto the before I came to the in to Egipte shalbe myne: euen as Ruben and Simeo shall they be vnto me.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore shal now thy two sonnes Manasses & Ephraim (which were borne vnto the in Egipte, before I came hither vnto the) be myne, like as Ruben & Simeon.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And now thy two sonnes, Manasseh & Ephraim, which are borne vnto thee in the lande of Egypt, before I came to thee into Egypt, shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe thy two sonnes Manasses and Ephraim, whiche were borne vnto thee in the land of Egypt before I came vnto thee into Egypt, are myne, euen as Ruben and Simeon are mine.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, [are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And now, thy two sons, who are born to thee in the land of Egypt, before my coming unto thee to Egypt, mine they `are'; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon they are mine;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And now thy two sons, who were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, shall be mine.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And now your two sons who came to birth in Egypt before I came to you here, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, in the same way as Reuben and Simeon are.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “Now, as for your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, they will be mine. Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine just as Reuben and Simeon are.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:50-52 : 50 To Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him. 51 Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, For God, he said, has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house. 52 He called the name of the second Ephraim, For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
• Gen 46:20 : 20 And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On, bore to him.
• Josh 14:4 : 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; therefore they gave no part to the Levites in the land, except cities to live in, with their pasture lands for their cattle and for their possessions.
• Josh 13:7 : 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,
• 1 Chr 5:1-2 : 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned according to the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and from him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's.
• Isa 43:1 : 1 But now, this is what the LORD who created you says, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.
• Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed by you, and looked upon you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my garment over you, and covered your nakedness; yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord GOD, and you became mine.
• Mal 3:17 : 17 And they shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
• 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
• Eph 1:5 : 5 Having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
• Rev 7:6-7 : 6 Of the tribe of Asher were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
• Lev 20:26 : 26 And you shall be holy to me: for I the LORD am holy, and have separated you from other people, that you should be mine.
• Num 1:10 : 10 From the children of Joseph: from Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: from Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
• Num 1:32-35 : 32 From the children of Joseph, namely, from the children of Ephraim, by their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war; 33 Those who were numbered from them, even from the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred. 34 From the children of Manasseh, by their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war; 35 Those who were numbered from them, even from the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
• Num 26:28-37 : 28 The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begot Gilead: of Gilead came the family of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites: 31 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites: 32 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty-two thousand seven hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
• Josh 16:1-9 : 1 And the portion of the children of Joseph began at the Jordan by Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that rises from Jericho throughout Mount Bethel, 2 And continues from Bethel to Luz, and passes along to the borders of Archi to Ataroth, 3 And goes down westward to the coast of Japhleti, to the coast of lower Bethhoron, and to Gezer; and its outgoings are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. 5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was this: the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, to upper Bethhoron; 6 And the border extended toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went around eastward to Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah; 7 And it descended from Janohah to Ataroth and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 8 The border extended from Tappuah westward to the river Kanah; and its outgoings were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families. 9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 10 And they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, and serve under tribute.