complete verse (2 Kings 22:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 22:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Later/Then, Hilkiah said to the writer/secretary Shaphan, ‘Here is the book of the laws which I have found in the House of God.’ Shaphan took that book and read it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hilkiah, the High Priest, said to Shaphan, the secretary, "I have found the book of the law in the temple of the LORD." He gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Hilkia the leading/[lit. head] priest said to Shafan the secretary, ‘I have-found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD.’ Hilkia gave the book to Shafan and he read it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After Shaphan said that to Hilkiah the king’s secretary, Hilkiah said to Shaphan, ‘I have found in the temple a scroll on which is written the laws that God gave to Moses!’ Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan, and he started to read it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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