complete verse (Jeremiah 29:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 29:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “I gave this letter to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah the king of Judah sent to go to where Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon was. The letter said,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jeremias gave the letter to Elasa the child of Shafan and to Gemaria the child of Hilkia. They were sent by King Zedekia to Nebuchadnezzar to Babilonia. This is his letter:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I gave the letter to Elasah the son of Shaphan, and to Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, when they were about to go to Babylon to be ambassadors from King Zedekiah to King Nebuchadnezzar. This is what I wrote in the letter:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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