complete verse (2 Kings 23:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 23:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “And then that king removed from the Homestead of God the idol Asherah and went to burn it outside the wall of Jerusalem, and then he ground it in the (dry) valley of Kidron. After that, he went to bury the crushed remains where people were buried.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He removed the Asherah pole from the temple of the LORD and took it to the Kidron valley outside of Jerusalem, and there he burned it. Then he made it to dust and scattered it on the graves of common people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “King Josia also took the pole that symbolizes the goddess Ashera from the temple of the LORD and brought-(it) outside Jerusalem, to the Kidron, and burned-(it) there. Then he had- this -ground finely/to-powder and scattered the ashes over the cemetery.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He commanded that the statue of the goddess Asherah be taken out of the temple. Then they took it outside Jerusalem, down to the Kidron Brook, and burned it. Then they pounded the ashes to powder and scattered that over the graves in the public cemetery.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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