complete verse (2 Kings 18:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 18:37:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah tore their clothes in pain. After that, they returned to where king Hezekiah was and told him what the assistant to the king of Assyria had said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, palace administrator, Shebna, palace secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, keeper of accounts, tore their clothes, then, coming to Hezekiah they told him the words of the Assyrian field commander.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joa tore their clothes because of sadness, and they went to Hezekia and they told what the commander had-said.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Eliakim the palace administrator and Shebna the court secretary and Joah the royal historian went back to Hezekiah with their clothes torn because they were extremely distressed, and they told him what the official from Assyria had said.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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