complete verse (1 Kings 20:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 20:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people waited with expectation for seven days, and on the seventh day, the battle began. The people of Israel killed one hundred thousand (100,000) people of Syria in one day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For seven days the Israelites and the Arameans stayed in camps opposite each other. On the seventh day the battle began. The Israelites slaughtered 100,000 Arameans foot soldiers in one day.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon and the Arameanhon camped facing-each-other for a period/[lit. inside] of seven days. And on the seventh day the fought. Just in one day the Israelinhon were-able-to-kill 100,000 Arameanhon soldiers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The two armies stayed in their tents for seven days, in groups that faced each other. Then, on the seventh day, they started fighting. The Israeli army killed 100,000 Syrian soldiers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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