complete verse (1 Kings 19:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 19:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “Elisha returned to where the oxen were and slaughtered them. Then he cooked the meat with the yoke and everything that could burn and gave his people to eat. Then he got up to follow Elisha and he became his follower/disciple.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So leaving Elijah he took one pair of oxen, he killed them. Taking the wood of the plough, he used it to cook the meat and gave it to the people. They ate the meat. From then on Elisha followed and served Elijah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Elisha returned, and he took his cows and slaughtered (them). He made (to-be)-firewood the yokes and plows (in-order)-to cook the meat of the cows. After- (it was) now -cooked, he gave-(it/some)-to his companions who were-plowing, and they all ate. Then he followed Elias as his helper.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Elisha went back to his oxen. He killed them and cut them in pieces and used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast the meat. He distributed the meat to the other people in his town, and they all ate some. Then he went with Elijah and became his helper.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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