complete verse (2 Kings 23:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 23:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “When that had been accomplished, Josiah asked, ‘What is that raised place I can see over there for?’ The people of that city said to (him), ‘That is the field of the person of God who came from Judah so as to predict these things that you have done to the altar at Bethel.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the king asked, "What is that pillar that I see?"
    The men of the city said to him, "That is the marker of the tomb of the man of God having come from Judah who predicted all the work you have just done against the altar of Bethel."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “King Josia asked concerning the other burial-place which he saw, ‘Whose burial-place is that?’ The people of the city replied, ‘That was the burial-place of the servant of God who comes-from-Juda. He was the (one who) predicted/prophesied this which you (sing.) have- now -done to the altar at Betel.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Josiah asked, ‘Whose tomb is that?’ The people of Bethel replied, ‘It is the tomb of the prophet who came from Judah and predicted that these things that you have just now done to this altar would happen.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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