complete verse (2 Chronicles 11:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 11:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “There were some people who had committed themselves to God completely and they came from all clans of Israel of North. Those people followed the Levites to Jerusalem in order to make sacrifices to the God of their forefathers in that place.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “People from the other tribes of Israel who were seeking the LORD God of Israel from their inmost hearts came to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the LORD God of their ancestors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon in the other tribes of Israel who wanted to seek-refuge in the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the descendants of Levi in Jerusalem, so-that they can-sacrifice offerings to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And people from every tribe in Israel who wanted to worship Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelis belonged, went with the descendants of Levi to Jerusalem to live there and to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped.” (Source: Translation for Translators)