complete verse (2 Chronicles 9:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 9:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “While Solomon was ruling the silver in Jerusalem became many/much like stones, and also cedars became many like the fig trees of the slopes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He made silver as cheap as stone in Jerusalem. And he made cedars as plentiful as wild figs of the hills.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “At the time that he was the king, the silver in Jerusalem (was) as-if like just ordinary stones, and the cedar tree as-if the same abundance as the ordinary sycamore trees on the hills in the west.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “During the years that Solomon was king, he caused silver to become as common in Jerusalem as stones; and he caused cedar trees in the foothills of Judah to become as plentiful as fig trees.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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