complete verse (1 Samuel 11:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 11:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “He took his two oxen, slaughtered (them) and cut them into pieces and then gave to his people to go and show a piece of meat to each person in the country of Israel. He told those people that, ‘Go and tell all the Israelites that any one who does not join Samuel and Saul (in battle) will have his oxen cut into pieces like this one.’ The Israelites were so afraid about what God might do to them. All the people came.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then he took a pair of oxen and chopped them up into pieces. Then taking the pieces, giving them to messengers [lit.: people who come to do the news] he sent the news everywhere in Israel, speaking like this — "Whoever will not come to battle following Samuel and Saul, their trouble will also be like [the trouble] of that ox." Then the people took the fear of the LORD and, being united, they all came out.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He took the two cows and he cut-(them)-into-pieces. Then he gave these to the messengers, and he commanded them to go to the whole land of Israel to-say to the people, ‘This is what will-happen to the cow of a man who does- not -go-with/join Saul and Samuel in battle.’
    The LORD caused- the Israelinhon -to-be- very -afraid of Saul, so they joined him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He took two of his oxen and killed them and cut them into pieces. Then he sent messengers carrying those pieces throughout Israel to tell people this message: ‘Saul says that he cut this ox in pieces, and that he will do the same thing to the oxen of anyone who refuses to come with him and Samuel to fight the army from Ammon!’ Then Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to be afraid of what Saul might do to them (OR, of what Yahweh might do to them) if they did not go and help Saul. So the men all gathered together.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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