complete verse (Joshua 4:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 4:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Our God stopped the water of Jordan for us until we crossed like how he did so that we crossed the water of the Red Sea.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Just as the LORD your God, moved the waters of the Red Sea aside, causing it to be dry until we had crossed over the Red Sea, in the same way the LORD caused the Jordan to be dry before us until we had crossed over the Jordan river.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] tell them that the LORD your (plur.) God caused- the River of Jordan -to-become-dry until you (plur.) crossed-over just-as what he had-done with the Red Sea until we (incl.) crossed-over.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As we were watching, Yahweh, your God, dried up the river until we had all crossed over. Yahweh, the God whom we worship, did to the Jordan River just like he did to the Red Sea, when he caused it to become dry as our parents were watching, until they all crossed over it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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