complete verse (Deuteronomy 4:38)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 4:38:

  • Kupsabiny: “He chased big communities away with you (plur.) watching a power surpassing you and he gave their land to become yours as it is/happened.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Bringing them into a land of nations that were greater and more powerful than you, He drove them out to make it your possession. [And] until today it is [still] in your possession.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He had- you (plur.) -drove-out the nations who are more powerful than you (plur.) to bring you (plur.) to their land in-order to give it to you (plur.) as your (plur.) inheritance, like now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As they advanced, he expelled the people of nations that were greater and more powerful than they were, in order that he could allow them to capture their land and cause it to become yours, which is what is happening now.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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