complete verse (1 Kings 10:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 10:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “When Solomon was ruling, silver became abundant in Jerusalem like stones, the cedars too became very many like sycamore figs in the slopes/ridges.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The King caused silver to be cheap like stone in Jerusalem. During his reign there were as many cedar wood in Jerusalem as wild fig trees the Western Foothills.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “At the time that he was the king, the silver in Jerusalem as-if like were just ordinary stones, and the cedar tree as-if the same abundant as the ordinary sycamore trees on the hills/[lit. small-mountains] in the south.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “During the years that Solomon was king, silver became as common in Jerusalem as stones; and lumber from cedar trees in the foothills of Judah was as plentiful as lumber from fig trees.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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