complete verse (Judges 8:30)

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)

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 8:30

8:30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

He had seventy sons because he had many wives.
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He married many women and they bore him seventy (70) sons.

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