complete verse (Deuteronomy 2:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 2:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “I, your (plur.) God, have blessed you (plur.) in everything that you (plur.) have done. I took care of you when you passed through this big wilderness. I was with you in all those forty years but/and you did not lack anything at all.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The LORD God has blessed you in every work done by [your] hand. He cared for you during this great wilderness journey. During these forty years of time, the LORD God has stayed with you. And you have not even lacked anything.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] remember how I have-blessed you (plur.) in all you (plur.) have-done. I, the LORD your (plur.) God, am-the-one-who has-watched-over you (plur.) in your (plur.) journey in this wide desolate-place. For 40 years I have been with you (plur.), and you (plur.) have- never -lacked anything.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not forget that Yahweh our God has blessed you in everything that you have done. He knows what has happened to you while you have wandered in this huge desert. But he has been with you during those 40 years, and as a result you have had everything that you needed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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