complete verse (1 Kings 17:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 17:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “The flour did not get used up from the basket nor did the oil get finished from the bottle as God had told Elijah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “By word of the LORD said through Elijah the wheat flour of that bowl was not used up, and the oil in that bottle did not become less.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For the bowl was- not -left-empty of flour and the jar also was- not -left-empty of oil, according to what the LORD had-said through Elias.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “because the flour in the jar was never finished, and the jug of oil was never empty. That happened just like Yahweh had told Elijah that it would happen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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