complete verse (Luke 7:44)

Following are a number of back-translations of Luke 7:44:

  • Noongar: “Then Jesus turned to the
    woman and said to Simon, ‘You see this woman? I entered your house and you did not give me water for my feet, but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped my feet with her hair.” (Source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
  • Uma: “After that, and he turned to that woman and said to Simon: ‘Do you (sing.) see this woman? When I came to your (sing.) house earlier, you (sing.) did not prepare water for washing my feet, according to our custom for visitors. But this woman, he washed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Then Isa turned to the woman and said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman? I came to your house earlier, you didn’t even prepare water for me to wash my feet. But this woman washed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Jesus turned to the woman and he said again to Simon, ‘That parable of mine is like this woman, because I came up in your house, but even though it is our custom to give water to wash the feet of our visitors, you did not give me any. But this woman, she washed my feet with her tears and she dried them with her hair.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then he turned-to-face the woman and said to Simon, ‘Look then at this woman. You (sing.) admittedly showed-me-hospitality in your (sing.) home, but you (sing.) sent no one to go wash my feet, but this one (appreciative particle), she has washed my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “And then Jesus turned his head to that woman and said next to Simon, ‘Probably you saw what this woman did. When I arrived here at your house, you didn’t give me water to wash my feet. But as for her, her tears are what she washed my feet with and her hair is what she wiped them with.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
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