complete verse (2 Chronicles 2:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 2:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Solomon forced eighty thousand (80,000) men to dig/cut stones in the mountains and he forced seventy thousand (70,000) others to transport (one by one) those stones. He placed three thousand and six hundred (3,600) people to be in charge of the others.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He chose 70,000 men to carry loads, 80,000 men to take out rock from the mountain, and 3,600 men to care for [supervise] their work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He caused-to-gather 70,000 carriers, 80,000 hewers of stones in the hills, and 3,600 foremen.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He selected 70,000 men to carry the building supplies and 80,000 men to cut stones from quarries/walls of rock in the hills. He also chose 3,600 men to supervise them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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