complete verse (Judges 16:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 16:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “When those (things/events) had passed, Samson fell in love with a woman who was called Delilah who lived in the valley of Sorek.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Sometime later Samson was involved in a love affair with a woman named Delilah who lived in the Sorek valley.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, Samson was-in-love-with/[lit. liked] a woman who was-living in Sorek which is the channel of water. Her name was Delila.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, and started to live with her. She lived in Sorek Valley in the Philistia area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 16:4

16:4a Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek,

Some time later Samson loved a woman who lived in the Sorek Valley.
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Later Samson started to love a woman in the Sorek Valley ⌊in Philistia⌋ .

16:4b whose name was Delilah.

The woman was called Delilah.
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Her name was Delilah.

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