complete verse (1 Kings 9:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 9:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Solomon moved the daughter of Pharaoh from the town of David to the house which he built for her. Then he renovated Millo.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After Pharaoh’s daughter came from the City of David to the palace that Solomon had built for her, he built the supporting terraces.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the palace that Solomon had-built for his wife the child of the king of Egipto had-been-finished, he transferred his wife there from the Town of David. Afterwards, he filled-in-(with-something) the lower part of the town.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After Solomon’s wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt, moved from the place outside Jerusalem called ‘The City of David’ to the palace that Solomon’s workers built for her, Solomon told his workers to fill in the slopes on the east side of the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)