complete verse (Hosea 3:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 3:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then I said, ‘We should stay together for many days. Do no longer be a prostitute and do not again let another man sleep with you. I shall also honor you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then I said to her, "You must stay with me for many days. You must not do prostitution, nor be intimate with any man, I will stay with you and I will behave the same way toward you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And I told her, ‘[You (sing.)] live with me for a long time. You (sing.) must not lie-down-beside/(have-sexual-relations-with) with another male. Even I will- not -lie-down-beside/(have-sexual-relations-with) you (sing.) yet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “I said to her, ‘It-is-necessary that you (sing.) live-with me a-long-time and that you (sing.) stop committing-adultery. It-is-necessary that you (sing.) not sleep-with other men. Even I, I will not sleep-with you (sing.).’” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “Then I said to her, ‘You must wait for many days before we sleep together. During that time, you must not be a prostitute, and you must not have sex with any other man; but I will live with you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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