complete verse (Deuteronomy 7:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 7:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “But tear down where they make their sacrifices and overturn their pillars of where they pray from/at. Overturn their idols of Asherah and burn those idols.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You are to do like this — Tear down their altars, break to pieces the stones to which they do puja. Chopping down the pillars of the Asherah goddess, cause them to fall. Then burn their idols in the fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Instead, this is what you (plur.) will-do: You (plur.) break-down their altars, smash their remembrance stones, cut-down their posts/[lit. thing-like-a-pillar] that symbolize the goddess Ashera, and burn their gods.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is what you must do to those people: Tear down their altars/places for sacrificing animals, break apart the stone pillars that are dedicated to their male god Baal, cut down the poles that they use when they worship the goddess Asherah, and burn their wooden idols.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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