complete verse (Deuteronomy 27:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 27:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “When you have crossed the river of Jordan and have arrived in that land which your God has promised that he would give to you, a country that flows with milk and honey and you have settled in the country, set up big stones at the mountain of Ebal and smear them with whitish soil. Then write all these laws on top of those stones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As the LORD God of your ancestors promised, after you have entered the land flowing with milk and honey that the LORD your God is giving you, write upon them all the words of this law.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) write on these stones all the laws when you (plur.) can- now -enter the good and productive land that the LORD your (plur.) God, the God of your (plur.) ancestors is-giving you (plur.), as what he has-promised you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Soon you will cross the Jordan River and enter the land that Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors worshiped, promised to give to you. There, in that very fertile land on the west side of the Jordan River, set up some large stones on Ebal Mountain, and cover them with plaster. Then write on those stones all these laws and teachings/instructions.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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