complete verse (1 Samuel 1:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 1:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “That man plus his family went up to Shilo every year. He went to worship and make sacrifices to the God of authority. There was there in Shilo a certain priest who was called Eli. That man had two sons who were also priests. Those sons were Hophni and Phinehas.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Every year Elkanah would go up from his own city to worship and offer sacrifices to the Almighty LORD of all in Shiloh at the Tent of Meeting. Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were priests of the LORD there, at that time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Every year Elkana and his family would-go to Shilo to-worship and to-offer/sacrifice to the LORD who is powerful/almighty. The two children/(sons) of Eli who (were) Hofni and Finehas (were) priests of the LORD there at Shilo.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Once every year Elkanah went up with his family from Ramah to Shiloh city. He went there to worship Yahweh, the commander of the armies of angels, and to offer sacrifices to him. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, helped their father to do the work as priests of Yahweh there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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