complete verse (1 Chronicles 28:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 28:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to me, ‘It is your son Solomon who shall build for me a house. I have chosen him to be my son and I am his father.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The LORD said to me, ‘Your son Solomon will be the one to build my temple. I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He said to me, ‘Your (sing.) son Solomon is the (one who) will-build my temple and its yards. For I have-chosen him to be my child, and I will-be his father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will arrange to build my temple and the courtyards around it, because I have chosen him to be like my son and I will be like his father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)