The Hebrew in Leviticus 20:10 that is translated in English as “adultery” is translated in Khoekhoe as ǃgamekhôa. “ǃGamekhôa can mean ‘adultery’ in any form, even looking at a woman.” (Source: project-specific notes in Paratext)
See also adultery.
Language-specific Insights
in Zion
The Hebrew in Psalm 9:11 that is translated in English as “in Zion” or similar is translated in Khoekhoe with Sionni ai or “on (the hill) Zion.” The translators had to make a grammatical choice whether this referred to a city or a hill and chose the latter. (Source: project-specific notes in Paratext)
Israelites
The Hebrew in Daniel 1:3 that is translated in English as “Israelites” (or: “sons of Israel”) is translated in Khoekhoe as “Israelite prisoners.” “The concept captives is hard to express in Khoekhoe. ‘Refugees’ suggests that they left at their own initiative. But in this case they were forced to do so. The nearest concept is ‘prisoners,’ although they were not literally in a prison. (Source: project-specific notes in Paratext)
ten talents of silver
The Greek in Tobit 1:14 that is translated in English as “ten talents of silver” is translated in Khoekhoe as “600 kg. of silver coins.” (Source: project-specific notes in Paratext).
fawns / gazelle
The Hebrew in Song of Solomon 7:3 that is translated in English as “fawns” in the first stanza and “gazelle” in the second is translated in Khoekhoe as “steenbok ” in the first part and “springbok ” in the second. (Source: project-specific notes in Paratext)
See also gazelle and be like a gazelle or a young stag.
the Song of the Bow . . . written in the Book of Jashar
The Hebrew in 2 Samuel 1:18 that is translated in English as “the Song of the Bow . . . written in the Book of Jashar” or similar is translated in Khoekhoe as “Lament of the Bow, written in the Book of the Upright.” (Source: project-specific notes in Paratext)
scroll
The Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek that is translated in English as “scroll” is translated in Khoekhoe with xamiǂkhanisa or “rolled-up book” (source: project-specific notes in Paratext) and in Newari as “paper that has been rolled up” (source: Newari Back Translation).
See also roll up the scroll.
Great Sea
The Hebrew that is translated in English as “Great Sea” or similar is translated in Khoekhoe as “Mediterranean Sea.” (Source: project-specific notes in Paratext)