complete verse (1 Kings 18:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 18:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people continued to make noise repeatedly and cut themselves with knives and spears until their bodies were bleeding in accordance with how their custom was.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So they cried out more loudly, and, as was their custom, wounded themselves with swords and spears until the blood came out.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So they shouted louder and they wounded their bodies with knife and sword, according to their custom, until the blood flowed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So they shouted louder. Then, doing one of the things that they frequently did when they worshiped Baal, they slashed/cut themselves with knives and swords until a lot of blood flowed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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