complete verse (2 Samuel 5:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 5:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “David had thirty years when he caught/took hold of the rulership. He ruled Judah for seven years and six months ruling from the town of Hebron. Then, later he ruled the whole of Israel from the town of Jerusalem reaching to thirty-three years. So, all the years that David reigned were forty.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That means, He reigned from Hebron over Judah for seven years and six months and then he reigned from Jerusalem over both Judah and Israel for thirty-three years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Seven years and six months his reign over Juda while he stays in Hebron, and 33 years his reign over all Israel and Juda while he stays in Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “In Hebron he ruled over the tribe of Judah for seven and a half years, and in Jerusalem he ruled over all the people of Judah and Israel for 33 years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)