complete verse (Leviticus 23:39)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 23:39:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, from the fifteenth day of the seventh month when you have finished picking the fruits/food from the farm, eat/celebrate a feast in which you honor God for seven days. The first and eighth day is a day of rest.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “’Having finished reaping the harvest of your fields, from the 15th day of the 7th month, you must celebrate this festival to the LORD for 7 days. It is not OK to do any work on the 1st and the 8th days of this festival will days of rest. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Concerning again the Feast of Erecting/[lit. Causing-to-Stand] Roofed-Shelters, you (plur.) are-to-celebrate this to give-/[cause]-honor to the LORD beginning on the 15th day of the seventh month, after the harvest-season. You (plur.) are-to-celebrate this for seven days; [you (plur.)] do- not -work on the first day and on the eighth day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Returning to my instructions about the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters, you must celebrate this festival after you have harvested all the crops. On the first day and on the last day of that festival, you must rest completely.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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