complete verse (Judges 12:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 12:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Jephthah advised/judged the Israelites for six years and then he died and was buried in one of his cities there in Gilead.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jephthah was the leader of Israel for six years. Jephthah the Gileadite died [and] he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jefta led Israel for a period/[lit. inside] six years. When he died, he was-buried in a town in Gilead.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jephthah, the man from the Gilead region, was a leader of the Israeli people for six years. Then he died and was buried in a town in the Gilead region.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 12:7

12:7a Jephthah judged Israel six years,

Jephthah judged Israel for six years.
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Jephthah was the leader of Israel for six years.

12:7b and when he died, he was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Then Jephthah, the man from Gilead, died. He was buried in a city/town in Gilead.
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When Jephthah the man from Gilead died, they buried him in a town in Gilead.

12:7a-b (reordered)

Jephthah, the man from Gilead, led/judged Israel for six years. Then he died and was buried in a town in Gilead.
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The man from Gilead, Jephthah, died after he had led/judged Israel for six years. They buried him in one of the towns of Gilead.

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