complete verse (Song of Solomon 3:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Song of Solomon 3:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “I met with the guards in the city
    looking around in the city.
    Then I asked (them),
    ‘Might you have seen the one my stomach loves?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As the guards were patrolling the city, they saw me.
    I asked them ‘have you seen my lover’?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The guards saw me while they make-(their)-rounds in the city. I asked them, ‘Have- you (plur.) -seen my beloved?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The city watchmen saw me
    while they were patrolling/walking around the city.
    I asked them,
    ‘Have you seen the one whom I love?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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