complete verse (Deuteronomy 17:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 17:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “There may appear/come a man or a woman in your cities who has done a sin towards God and broken his covenant” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “if any of you a man or a woman in the cities given by God does evil in the eyes of the LORD of your God and breaks His covenant, ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘For-example a man or a woman who lives in one of your (plur.) towns that the LORD is-giving you (plur.) is found doing evil/bad in the sight of the LORD your (plur.) God. He/She violated the covenant of the LORD” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘When you are living in any of the towns in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, suppose you hear that there is some man or woman who sins by disobeying the agreement that Yahweh has made with you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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