The Hebrew and Greek that is transliterated as “Gideon” in English is translated in Spanish Sign Language with the sign for “wring out cloth” referring to Judges 6:38 . (Source: Steve Parkhurst)
“Gideon” in Spanish Sign Language, source: Sociedad Bíblica de España
For more information on translations of proper names with sign language see Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians
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Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 8:30:
Kupsabiny : “Gideon had seventy sons because he had many wives.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)Newari : “By way of his many wives, Gideon had 70 sons.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)Hiligaynon : “He had 70 children because his wives were many.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)English : “He had many wives, and they bore him seventy sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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