complete verse (1 Kings 8:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 8:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “When all the elders of Israel had arrived to that place, the priests lifted/carried the Box of the Covenant to the House of God and the Levites carried the Tent of God and its items.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After all the elders of Israel had come, the priests lifted the ark.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When all the ones-who-rule of Israel have-gathered, the priests and the Levites took the Box of the LORD, including the Meeting-Together-Place Tent and the holy things-for-use in-it, and they brought them all going-up to the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When they had all arrived, the priests lifted up the Sacred Chest” (Source: Translation for Translators)