Verse 11

And the children of Israel heard it said, Behold, the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar across from the land of Canaan, in the borders of the Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da israelittene hørte det, sa de: 'Se, Ruben, Gad og halve Manasses stamme har bygget et altar rett overfor Kanaan ved Jordan, på siden av israelittene.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da Israels barn hørte det, sa de: Se, Reubens barn, Gads barn og den halve Manasse stamme har bygd et alter rett imot Kanaans land, ved grensen av Jordan, overfor Israels barn.

• Norsk King James

  Og israelittene hørte si: Se, rubenittene, gadittene og Manasses stamme har bygget et altar mot Kanaan, ved grensene av Jordan, nær passasjen til israelittene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da Israels barn hørte det, sa de: Se, Rubens, Gads barn og halve Manasses stamme har bygget et alter foran i Kanaans land, ved grensen av Jordanen, ved Israels barns vadested.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da hørte Israels barn at Rubenittene, Gadittene og halve Manasse stamme hadde bygd et alter ved grensen av Kanaans land, ved Jordans bredder, på siden som hører til Israels barn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og israelittene hørte si: Se, rubenittene, gadittene og halvparten av Manasses stamme har bygd et alter overfor Kanaans land, ved Jordan, på Israelittenes side.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ryktene nådde alle i Israel: «Se, Rubenittene, Gadittene og den halve Manasses stamme har reist et alter mot Kanaan, ved Jordanoverslag ved israelittenes passasje.»

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

  Og israelittene hørte si: Se, rubenittene, gadittene og halvparten av Manasses stamme har bygd et alter overfor Kanaans land, ved Jordan, på Israelittenes side.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Israels barn hørte at de hadde bygget et altar på den andre siden av Jordan, rett overfor Kanaans land, på Israelittenes side.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the Israelites heard it said, 'Look, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of Canaan, by the region of the Jordan, on the Israelite side.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da hørte Israels barn at rubenittene, gadittene og halve Manasse-stammen hadde bygget et alter ved grensen av Kanaans land, ved Jordans bredder, på den siden som hører til Israels barn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der Israels Børn hørte sige: See, Rubens Børn og Gads Børn og den halve Manasse Stamme have bygget et Alter foran i Canaans Land ved Grændserne ved Jordanen, ved Israels Børns Vadested,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da israelittene hørte om dette, sa de: Se, rubenittene, gadittene og halvparten av Manasses stamme har bygget et alter ved Jordan, på grensen til Kanaans land, som et vitnesbyrd mot oss.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Israelittene hørte si: «Se, Rubenittene, Gadittene og den halve Manasse-stammen har bygget et alter i Kanaans land, ved grensen til Jordan, på den siden som hører til israelittene.»

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og israelittene hørte om det og sa: 'Se, Rubens sønner, Gads sønner og halve Manasses stamme har bygd et alter, rett overfor Kanaans land, ved Jordan, ved passasjen for israelittene.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Israels barn hørte at Rubens barn, Gads barn og halve Manasses stamme hadde bygget et alter i utkanten av Kanaans land, i området rundt Jordan, på den siden som hørte til Israels barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og nyheten kom til Israels barn: Se, rubenittene, gadittene og den halve Manasse-stammen har reist et alter overfor Kanaans land, i landet ved Jordan på den siden som tilhører Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But whan the children of Israel herde saye: Beholde, the children of Ruben, the children of Gad, and the halfe trybe of Manasse haue buylded an altare ouer agaynst the londe of Canaan vpon the heapes by Iordane on this syde the children of Israel,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When the children of Israel heard say, Beholde, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasseh haue built an altar in the forefront of the lande of Canaan vpon the borders of Iorden at the passage of the children of Israel:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When the children of Israel hearde saye, beholde the children of Ruben, the children of Gad, and the halfe tribe of Manasses, haue buylt an aulter in ye forefront of the lande of Chanaan in the borders of Iordane, at the passage of the children of Israel:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertains to the children of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the sons of Israel hear, saying, `Lo, the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, have built the altar over-against the land of Canaan, on the districts of the Jordan, at the passage of the sons of Israel.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertaineth to the children of Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And news came to the children of Israel, See, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have put up an altar opposite the land of Canaan, in the country by Jordan on the side which is Israel's.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The children of Israel heard this, "Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar in the forefront of the land of Canaan, in the region about the Jordan, on the side that pertains to the children of Israel."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Israelites received this report:“Look, the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar at the entrance to the land of Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:12-14 : 12 If you shall hear in one of your cities, which the LORD your God has given you to dwell there, saying, 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, have gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known; 14 Then shall you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is done among you;
• Josh 2:7 : 7 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they who pursued after them had gone out, they shut the gate.
• Josh 3:14-16 : 14 And it came to pass, when the people moved from their tents, to cross over the Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; 15 And as those who bore the ark came to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests who bore the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks during the time of harvest), 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan; and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
• Judg 12:5 : 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it happened, that when those Ephraimites who had escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No;
• John 1:28 : 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
• John 20:1 : 1 On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.
• John 20:12 : 12 And saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
• Lev 17:8-9 : 8 And you shall say to them, Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, that offers a burnt offering or sacrifice, 9 And does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of meeting, to offer it to the LORD; that man shall be cut off from among his people.
• Deut 12:5-7 : 5 But you shall seek the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put His name there, to His habitation you shall come: 6 And there you shall bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the contributions of your hand, your vows, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks: 7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and rejoice in all to which you put your hand, you and your households, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.