complete verse (1 Kings 8:65)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 8:65:

  • Kupsabiny: “The people of Israel who were in the feast were very many and they had come from all sides beginning from Lebo-hamath to the Wadi of Egypt. That feast was celebrated for fourteen days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Solomon and all the Israelites celebrated the Festival of Shelters at the temple for seven days and seven days more, fourteen days in all. A very large assembly even from those who lived as far north as Lebo Hamath to those who lived on the Brook of Egypt in the south were there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Solomon and all Israelinhon celebrated the Feast of Building/[lit. Causing-to-Stand] Roofed-Shelters. (There-were) very many people-groups have-gathered from Lebo Hamat the north until to the place-where- water -flows of Egipto in the south. Their celebration in the presence of the LORD their God were 14 days all — 7 days for the dedication of the temple and 7 days for the Feast of Building/[lit. Causing-to-Stand] Roofed-Shelters.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Solomon and all the Israeli people celebrated the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters for seven days. There was a huge crowd of people there, some of whom had come from distant places like Hamath in the far north and the border of Egypt in the far south.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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