Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 24:3:
- Kupsabiny: “These things happened as a result of the innocent people that Manasse had killed and also because of the other sins he had been doing. God did not forgive the people of Judah for those sins.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because of the many sins that Manasseh had committed, this desaster came upon Juda through the LORD’S command, in order to remove them from hs presence.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Surely this happened to Juda according to what the LORD had-commanded, so-that he could-cause- them -to-leave to their place away-from his presence, because of the sins that Manase did,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “These things happened to the people of Judah according to what Yahweh commanded. He had decided to get rid of the people of Judah because of the many sins that King Manasseh had committed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
