complete verse (Ezra 9:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 9:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “And when the time of sacrifice was nearing, I left where I was mourning and knelt lifting (my) hands to my God” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “At the time to offer the evening sacrifice I stood up. My shirt and shawl were torn. Then kneeling, lifting my hands toward the LORD my God and” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When- that time -arrived, I stopped my mourning. I knelt-down with my tore clothes, and I prayed raising my hands to the LORD my God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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