complete verse (Judges 18:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 18:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people went on their journey like that until the city of Laish where the people lived in peace and sensed no danger. Then they killed those people and set fire to that city destroying it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then that priest, taking that idol that Micah has made for himself, went to Laish to attack the people who were living peacefully and secure in Laish. They beheaded them with the sword and burned their city down [lit.: fed their city to the flames].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The descendants of Dan went to Laish bringing the gods of Micas including his priest. Laish was a peaceful place, and its residents were very confident/trusting that no one would-harm them. They were-attacked by the descendants of Dan and killed (the people), and burned their town.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The men of the tribe of Dan were carrying the things that had been made for Micah, and they also took his priest, and they continued traveling to Laish. They attacked the people who were peacefully living there, and killed them with their swords, and then they burned everything in the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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