complete verse (1 Samuel 2:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 2:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “Eli had advanced in age, but he knew the evil his sons were doing to the people of Israel. That man knew that his sons were sleeping (committing adultery) with the women who were helping there in the House of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Now Eli had already become a very old man. Eli had been hearing about the behavior of his sons toward the Israelites, and even the report that they would sleep with women who were serving at the gate to the Tent of Meeting.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now Eli (was) now very old. He heard all the bad/evil-(things) that his children/(sons) were-doing to the Israelinhon. He also heard-(about) their having-sex with the women who serve at the gate side of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Eli became very old. He often heard about all the evil things that his sons were doing to the Israeli people. He heard that they sometimes slept with/had sex with the women who worked at the entrance to the tent where God spoke to his people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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