complete verse (2 Chronicles 32:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 32:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “he held a council meeting with (the) other leaders who were in charge of soldiers and (he/they) prepared to close off the water springs that were outside the city because he did not want the Assyrians to get that water. Those people gathered many other people and then they closed all the springs together with the small river that flowed through the middle of the city of Jerusalem.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Bringing many people together, they blocked the little rivers going between the source of water and the land. They said, "There should not be sufficient water for the king of Assyria when he comes here."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So they gathered many people and they covered/blocked/sealed the passage-way of the water from the springs that flow through the ground. For they said, ‘When the kings of Asiria arrive here, they will-not -have-a-place-to-get water.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said among themselves, ‘Why should we allow the king of Assyria and his army to come and find plenty of water to drink?’ So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. So a large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)