complete verse (Deuteronomy 11:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 11:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “Write those words also on the frames of your doors and on the gates of your city” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Write these commands on the house door and on the main gate to the courtyard.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) write them on the doorframes of the gate/entrance of your (plur.) houses and on the gates/entrances of your (plur.) towns,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Write them on the doorposts and on the gates of your houses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Deuteronomy 11:20

This verse is exactly like 6.9.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .