take branches of palm trees

The Greek in John 12:13 that is translated as “take branches of palm trees” or similar is translated in

  • Aguaruna: “cut palm leaves”
  • Waffa: “break off and held leaves like coconut leaves”
  • Alekano: “break off leafy decorative things” (source for this and above: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “get some leafy branches” (source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa as “get fronds from a plant like a badangan (note: a local palm like coconut but smaller)” (source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi as “pick palm branches” (source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

See also cut branches.

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