complete verse (1 Samuel 1:27)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “That woman told Eli that, ‘Please, truly, I was the one who prayed to God here that day to give me a child who was a boy, now he has given me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “It was for this son that I prayed, and He has given to me in accordance with my request to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I asked- the LORD -for this child and he gave my request.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I prayed that Yahweh would enable me to give birth to a child, and this is the child whom I requested Yahweh to give me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)