complete verse (Genesis 14:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:3:

  • Newari: “For twelve years the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Bela had been oppressed by King Kedorlaomer. Rebelling in the 13th year, five [of them] gathered on the banks of the Siddim River (nowdays this place is the Dead Sea).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These five kings gathered with their soldiers there at the Valley/Plain of Sidim which is now called the Dead Sea.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Those five kings and their armies gathered together in Siddim Valley, which is also called the Dead Sea Valley, to fight against the four kings and their armies. King Chedorlaomer and his army conquered the armies of those five kings, and demanded that those kings pay him tribute money each year.” (Source: Translation for Translators)