complete verse (2 Samuel 19:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Mephibosheth also went down from Jerusalem to welcome the king. Mephibosheth had not washed the legs, or shaved his beard, or even washed his clothes since the day that the king left Jerusalem. He did like that because he was mourning.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth also came down to meet the king. From the day that the king left Jerusalem until he returned, Mephibosheth had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed the clothes that he wore.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Mefiboshet the grandchild of Saul went there also to meet David. He came from Jerusalem. He had- not -washed his feet, had- not -trimmed-his-beard, and had- not -changed his clothes from-the-day when David left Jerusalem until he was-able-to-returned without harm. When he arrived there, David asked him, ‘Mefiboshet, why you did- not -go with me?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Miphibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down to the river to greet the king. He had not washed his feet or trimmed his beard or washed his clothes, from the time that the king left Jerusalem until the day that he returned.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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