complete verse (2 Samuel 15:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 15:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then David said to Ittai who was in charge of the people of/from Gath that, ‘Why do you follow us? Go back and stay with Absalom because you are a foreigner who escaped from your land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why are you coming with us? Go back and stay with Absalom, for you are a foreigner, and have also been driven out of the place where you were living.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “David said to Itai, who was the leader/[lit. head] of the Gitanhon, ‘Why are you (plur.) come-along-with us (excl.)? You (plur.) go-back to Jerusalem, and go-along-with the new king who is Absalom, for you (plur.) are just strangers/foreigners in Israel who fled from your (plur.) place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then David said to Ittai, the leader of the soldiers from Gath, ‘Why are you going with us?/You should not be going with us. Go back and stay with Absalom the new king. You are not an Israeli; you are living away from your own land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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