complete verse (2 Samuel 15:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 15:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “But, Ittai replied to him that, ‘Surely, in the name of God, we shall go together everywhere you will go. If it is death or life we are together.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But Ittai answered the king, "As surely as the LORD lives, wherever my master, the great king, stays your servant will also be there, whether I live or die."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Itai answered the king, ‘I swear to the living LORD and to you (sing.), Beloved King, that we (excl.) will-go with you (sing.) wherever you (sing.) go, even if death will-be- our (excl.) -end.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Ittai replied, ‘Your Majesty, as surely as you live, wherever you go, I will go; I will stay with you, whether they kill me or allow me to live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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