complete verse (Joshua 10:39)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 10:39:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, they took that city, the king and all the villages which were near there. They killed every person in that place and they killed the king as they had done in Eglon and Libnah. All died so there was no one who escaped.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They captured the town, its king, and all of its surrounding villages. They totally destroyed everyone it. They did not keep anyone alive at all. Just as they had done to Hebron and Libnah and the kings who were there they also did to Debir and the king who was there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They seized the city/took- the city -by-force and killed the king and all its residents, as-well-as the people around the towns. No-one at-all was-left alive. What they did to Hebron and Libna and to their kings, they also did to Debir and its king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They captured the city and its king, and also captured the nearby towns. Then they killed everyone ; they did to the people there the same thing that they had done at Hebron and Libnah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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