complete verse (2 Kings 12:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 12:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, that big priest took a box and drilled a hole at the top, and then he put that box at the right hand side of the altar where one enters the Homestead of God. The priests whose day was theirs to guard the gate, started to take all the money which people brought to the House of God to throw then inside that box.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest and bored a hole in its lid. He put it near the altar to the right side of the entrance of the temple of the LORD. Then the priests who stood guard at the main gate put all the money that was brought to the temple of the LORD into it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jehoyada took a box and made-a-hole on its lid. Then he placed it beside the altar, on the right side entering the temple of the LORD. If anyone would-give money to the temple, the priests who guard at the gate were the ones-who-put- it -inside the box.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Jehoiada took a chest and bored a hole in the lid. He placed it alongside the altar for burning incense/sacrifices that was on the right as anyone enters the temple. The priests who guarded the entrance to the temple put in the box the money that was brought to the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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