complete verse (1 Kings 7:47)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 7:47:

  • Kupsabiny: “Because that bronze from which those things were made was too big, Solomon was not in position to know how big/large it was.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Solomon left all those utensils unweighted because those utensils were so many. It was difficult to say how much the bronze weighed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These are many things, so Solomon just did not have them weighed; not known how many kilos are these bronze.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Solomon did not tell his workers to weigh those bronze objects, because there were many items. So no one ever knew what they weighed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)