complete verse (Judges 11:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 11:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then that king of the Ammonites answered the people that Jephthah had sent, ‘When the people of Israel came from the country of Egypt, they took from me my country from river Arnon and followed like that until they came to river Jabbok and (river) Jordan. So, you (plur.) return to me my country in peace.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Ammonite king gave this answer to Jephthah’s messengers, "When the Israelites came from the land of Egypt, they took the land of our country from Arnon to Jabbok and up to Jordan. So now give it back [to us] peacefully.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is the reply of the king of the Ammonhon to the messengers of Jefta: ‘When the Israelinhon came-out of Egipto, they put-under- (their) -jurisdiction our (excl.) lands from Arnon until Jabok, towards the River Jordan. So now, [you (plur.)] return them to us (excl.) peaceably.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king replied, ‘We have come to fight against you Israelis because you took our land when you came here from Egypt. You took all our land east of the Jordan River, from the Arnon River in the south to the Jabbok River in the north. So if you now give it back to us, there will be peace between us/we will not fight against you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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