complete verse (Numbers 31:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 31:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “But all of you who have killed or who have touched a corpse, must stay outside the camp for seven days. And when it is the third day and the seventh day, cleanse yourselves and your captives.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As many among you as have killed any person or as many as have touched a corpse they must all remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and on the seventh day you are to purify yourselves and your prisoners. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All of you (plur.) who have-killed or have-touched a corpse must stay outside the camp for a period/[lit. inside] seven days. On the third day and on the seventh day, you (plur.) and your (plur.) captives must cause-(yourselves)-to-be-clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “All of you who have killed someone or touched the corpse of someone who was killed in the battle must stay outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and on the seventh day, you must perform the ritual to cause you and those whom you have captured to become acceptable to God again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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