complete verse (2 Kings 17:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “It happened like that because of the sin which the people of Israel did towards God who brought them from Egypt where the kings of that country were causing them to suffer. But also, it happened like that because those people were worshipping idols.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “This all happened to them because the Israelites sinned against the LORD their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt and set them free from the hand of Pharaoh, king of the land of Egypt. They did puja to other gods,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This happened to those who-come of/from-Israel because they had-sinned (against) the LORD their God who caused- them -to-come-out of Egipto and delivered them from the hands of Faraon, the king of Egipto. They worshipped other gods” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Those things happened because the Israeli people had sinned against Yahweh their God. He had rescued their ancestors from the power of the king of Egypt and brought them safely out of Egypt, but later they began to worship other gods.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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