complete verse (Jonah 4:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jonah 4:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Jonah had left that city and not gone far. He went out to the East side of that city and made a tent/shelter. He sat down in the shade waiting to see what God would do to that city.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jonah left the city. He went to sit toward the east of the city. He built a shelter there. Sitting down in the shadow of the shelter, he was waiting to see what would happen to the city of Nineveh.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jonas went-out from the city and sat-(down) on its east side. He made a shelter/hut there and went-under-the-shade while he was-waiting (to see) what would-happen to the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then Jonas went-out of the city and went and made a place-of-shelter located-toward the east (lit. coming-out of the sun). There he sat-down so-that he would wait-for whatever would happen to Nineve.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Jonah did not reply. He went out of the city to the east side of it. He made a small shelter in order that he could sit under it and be protected from the sun. He sat under the shelter and waited to see what would happen to the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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