complete verse (Joshua 2:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 2:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then those people said to that woman, ‘If you truly do not tell on us and God gives us this country to be ours, we shall help you. But if we do not do like that, we shall also die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Your lives in place of our lives! the men promised her. "If you do not speak of this work to anyone, we will deal with you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us this land."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The two spies said to Rahab, ‘We (excl.) will-guarantee our (excl.) lives for you (plur.)! If you (sing.) just do- not -tell-about/spread-word-about our (excl.) spying here, we (excl.) will- surely -show you (sing.) kindness/goodness. We will- really -fulfill this when the LORD will- now -give this land to us (excl.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The two men replied, ‘We desire that God will cause us to die if we do not do as we say! If you do not tell others what we are planning to do, we will act kindly toward you all when Yahweh enables us to possess the land.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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