complete verse (Deuteronomy 24:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 24:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “Foreigners and poor people must not be deprived of justice/truth, and the clothes of a widow must not be taken as surety.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Do not corrupt justice for foreigners and orphans. Do not take a widow’s shawl as security for a loan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) give justice to the orphans and not Israelinhon who live together with you (plur.). You (plur.) do- not -take the cloth-use-as-covering of the widow as a guarantee of her loan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘You must do for foreigners who live among you and for orphans what the laws state must be done for them. And if you lend something to a widow, do not take her coat from her as a guarantee that she will return it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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