complete verse (Deuteronomy 8:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 8:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “Be thinking of the Lord your God, because he is the one who gave you power by which you got wealth. He does like that so as to fulfill until now that covenant he swore to your grandparents.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Rather remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you the power to get wealth and property to fulfill the covenant He made with your ancestors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But you (plur.) should remember that the LORD your (plur.) God is the one-who-gave you (plur.) ability that you (plur.) will-be-wealthy, and he did it so-that he can-fulfill his covenant which he swore to your (plur.) ancestors. He even fulfills it now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not forget that it is Yahweh our God who has enabled you to become rich. He does this because he faithfully does what he solemnly promised our ancestors that he would do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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