complete verse (Jeremiah 42:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 42:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “And when ten days had passed, God spoke to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After ten days, the LORD spoke to Jeremias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So I prayed to Yahweh, and ten days later he gave me his reply.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Jeremiah 42:7

At the end of ten days is more natural as “Ten days later” (New Jerusalem Bible, Good News Translation, Die Bibel im heutigen Deutsch).

The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: See 1.4.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on Jeremiah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2003. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .