complete verse (2 Samuel 4:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 4:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Before they left they cut his neck and went with his head. They moved/walked along the valley of Arabah until dawn to the home of David at Hebron.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They entered into the midst of the house, coming to take wheat. After they went inside the house they went up to Ishbosheth’s room. There Ishbosheth was taking his afternoon rest and they struck him in the belly. So they killed him. Then they chopped off his head. Then taking his head they slipped away [from there] walked all night and through the Jordan Valley.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They went-inside the house as-if to get (some) wheat. Then they went-inside the room of Ishboshet, where he was-lying-down on his bed, and they stabbed him in the belly/stomach. After-that they cut-off his head and brought it in their fleeing. They traveled the whole night in the Valley of Jordan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They entered Ishbosheth’s bedroom, where he was sleeping. They killed him with their swords and cut off his head. They carried his head and walked all night through the Jordan River Valley.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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