complete verse (Joshua 4:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 4:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people took twelve stones in/from the middle of Jordan following how many the clans of Israel were, like how God had told Joshua. Those people brought those stones to where they were going to sleep and arranged them there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Israelites acted [lit.: did] in accordance with this order given by Joshua. Just as the LORD had said to Joshua they brought twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan for [lit.: according to] the twelve tribes, [and] they put them in the place where there were staying.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The twelve Israelinhon followed/obeyed what Josue commanded them. According-to what the LORD said to Josue, they took twelve stones in the middle of the river, one stone for each/every tribe of Israel. They brought the stones to their camp and placed (them) there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So those Israeli men did what Joshua told them to do. They went and picked up twelve large stones from the middle of the Jordan riverbed, one stone for each of the tribes, just as Yahweh had told Joshua. They carried the stones to their camp and put them down.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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