complete verse (Matthew 22:27)

Following are a number of back-translations of Matthew 22:27:

  • Uma: “In the end, the woman also died.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “Finally the woman also died.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And at the end, the woman also died.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “Then the woman was-last to die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “After all seven of them had died, that woman also died.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “She has lived with all seven brothers and finally she herself dies.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

Translation commentary on Matthew 22:27

The verse may be translated “Finally the woman also died.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1988. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Matthew 22:27



22:27

After them all, the woman died: The phrase After them all means “after all seven brothers died.” Here is another way to translate this clause:

Last of all, the woman also died. (New Living Translation (2004))

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