complete verse (2 Samuel 19:41)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:41:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, all the elders of Israel went to the king and said to him that, ‘King, why did the people of Judah sneak you and the people of your home to cross Jordan together with your soldiers whom you fled with?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then all the men of Israel gathered in one place and came to the king. Then they spoke like this: "Why have our elder and younger brothers, the men of Judah, taken you away? And having met the king and his clan and all his men, [they] helped the king cross over the Jordan and took [him] away."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, all the people of Israel came to David and complained why (is it) that those of/from-Juda are the-(ones-who) managed/took-charge to cause- him and his family and all his men -to-cross-over.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then all the soldiers from the other Israeli tribes came to the king and said, ‘Why is it that our relatives, the men from Judah, took you away from us and wanted to be the only ones to escort you and your family across the river, along with all your men?/It is not right that our relatives, the men from Judah, took you away from us and wanted to be the only ones to escort you and your family across the river, along with all your men. Why did you not request us to do that?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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