complete verse (2 Kings 17:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that/Later, the king of Assyria migrated people of Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim and made them live in the city of Samaria and other villages which were in the country of Samaria, replacing the people of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The King of Assyria, having brought people from the cities of Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim, put them in the cities of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They lived there and took control of those cities.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king of Asiria sent men to Samaria from Babilonia, Cut, Ava, Hamat, and Sefarvaim, and he caused- them -to-live in the towns of Samaria to replace those from/of-Israel. So they put-under- their -jurisdiction Samaria and still other towns of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king of Assyria ordered his soldiers to take groups of people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim cities to the Samaria region, and to resettle them in the towns there, to take the place of the Israelis who lived there previously. Those people took control over the whole Samaria region and lived in the towns there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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