complete verse (Ezra 8:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 8:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “And when I weighed/measured those things, I got twenty-two thousand (22,000) kilos of silver, three thousand four hundred (3,400) kilos of the things made from silver, three thousand four hundred (3,400) kilos of things made from gold,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I weighed and gave [the items] to them like this —
    22,000 kilograms silver,
    3,400 kilograms silver utensils
    and 3,400 kilograms gold,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is what- I -handed-over to them:
    22 tons of silver
    3 tons of silver articles
    3 tons of gold
    20 golden bowls which were about eight and a half kilos
    2 bronze bowls which were-have-been-shined, whose value was-like the golden bowls.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As I gave these various items to those priests, I weighed each of the items. This was the total: 25 tons of silver, 100 items made from silver that altogether weighed 7,500 pounds, 7,500 pounds/3,400 kg. of gold,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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