complete verse (1 Kings 6:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 6:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “Solomon placed those cherubs in the Secret room with their wings open. He placed them with the wing of a cherub touching one side of the wall, but/and the other wing touching the other side of the wall. But/And the other two wings touched each other in the middle of that Secret room.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He put those cherubim in the Most Holy Place of the temple. As for their wings, they were spread out so that one wing of one cherub touched the wall on one side, one wing of the other cherub touched the wall on the other side. And the other [two] wings touched [one another] in the middle of the room.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Solomon have- them -place-side-by-side inside the Most Holy Place with their wings spread-out. The other-side of their wings touched-each-other, and are-directly-pointed-to the center of the room. And still the other side of their wings touched the wall.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They put those statues next to each other in the Very Holy Place so that the wing of the one touched the one wing of the other in the center of the room, and the outer wings touched the walls.” (Source: Translation for Translators)