complete verse (Deuteronomy 4:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 4:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Your God is very fierce like fire that licks people. He is a God who certainly does not want that you pray to/worship him mixed with anything else.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The LORD your God is a devastating fire and a jealous God [lit.: a God whose heart bursts].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He never ever want that you (plur.) worship other god. For when the LORD your (plur.) God will-punish, as-if-like fire that consumes-to-ashes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You must not do that because Yahweh your God will destroy anyone who worships idols, like a fire completely destroys things. He wants people to worship only him, he cannot accept/will punish people who worship anyone or anything else.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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