complete verse (2 Kings 7:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 7:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “There was then/at that time four people who had leprosy who sat outside the gate of the city. They asked one another, ‘What makes us sit here until we are going to die?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “There were four men with infectious skin disease outside the gate of Samaria. They said to each other, "Why are we staying here until we die?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now/[discoure marker], there-were four men who had a dangerous disease on the skin who were-sitting at the entrance of the city. They talked-to-each-other, ‘Why should- we (incl.) -stay here until we (incl.) die?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “That day there were four men who had leprosy/a dreaded skin disease who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria city. They said to each other, ‘Why should we wait here until we die?/It is ridiculous for us to wait here until we die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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