complete verse (Leviticus 18:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 18:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “So keep my commandments and do not destroy/defile yourselves by doing what those people of this country did. I am your God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So live like this, obeying all my commands. Do not make yourselves unclean by doing the repulsive deeds done by your predecessors [lit.: by the former ones]. I am the LORD your God.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So [you (plur.)] obey my requirements/[lit. what-is-to-be-obeyed] of you (plur.) and [you (plur.)] do- not at-all -follow the detestable/abominable behaviors/[lit. doings] of the people who (lived in the land) before you (plur.), in-order-that you (plur.) will- not -get- yourselves (plur.)/[lit. your (plur.) own selves] -dirty/unclean because of this. I the LORD your (plur.) God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Obey everything that I command you to do, and do not defile yourselves by practicing any of the detestable customs that were practiced by the people who were there before you came. I, Yahweh your God, am the one who is commanding these things.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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