complete verse (Zechariah 4:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 4:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then he asked me, ‘What do you see?’ I answered, ‘I see something on which lamps are placed and that whole thing is made from gold. There is a bowl of oil on top of that thing and seven lamps and each of those lamps have a pipe which the oil can flow through.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He asked me, "what do you see?"
    I answered, "I see a lampstand of solid gold. There is a large bowl for oil on top. There are seven little lamps on (the rim of) the bowl, with seven pipes to the lamps.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He asked me, ‘What did you (sing.) see?’ I answered, ‘I saw a gold place-to-put the lamp. A bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl (are) seven lamps that each one has seven sprouts with wicks.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He asked me, ‘What do you see?’
    I replied, ‘I see a lampstand made completely of gold. There is a small bowl for olive oil at the top, and there are seven small lamps around the bowl, and a place for a wick on each lamp.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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