complete verse (Matthew 4:15)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 4:15:

  • Uma: “‘As for the land of the Zebulon and Naftali people, it is a land that is close to lake Galilea, and land that is on the other side of the Yordan River. That land is lived in by many people who are not Yahudi people.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “‘Place/country of Sebulun and place of Naptali towards the west and on the other side of the river Jordan called also the place Jalil, the (various) tribes are all living together there/are mixed there.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘People from Zebulon and from Naphtali who are not Jews, they live there near the lake, on the west side of the river Jordan, in the land of Galilee.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “‘The land of Zebulun and Naftali, it is by the edge of the wide lake and on the other-side of the Jordan river and until the region of Galilea which they call the country of Gentil (Gentiles).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “‘The lands which are the inheritance of the clan of the descendants of Zabulon, in the direction of the sea, and the inheritance of the clan of the descendants of Neftali which is across the Jordan (river), this district which is now Galilea, where most of the people are not Judio,” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “‘Concerning the people of the land of Zebulun and the people of the land of Naphtali, they are people who live along the lake, and those who live on the other side of the river Jordan, and also in the land of Galilee which is a place where people who are not Jews live.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

For the Old Testament quote, see Isaiah 9:1 and Isaiah 9:2.

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