complete verse (Leviticus 18:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 18:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “You must not do like those people of Egypt do and do not go and do what the people of Canaan do where I am going to take you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “It is not OK to act [lit.: do work] like the people of the land of Egypt where you used to live [lit.: lived formerly]. And it is also not OK to act like the people of Canaan, the land to which I am now about to take you. It is also not OK to observe their ritual practices.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) must not do what the people of Egipto do where you (plur.) used-to-live before, and what the people of Canaan do where I am- taking you (plur.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So you must do what I want you to do; you must not do the things that the people in Egypt, where you lived previously, do; and you must not do what is done by the people in Canaan, the land to which I am taking you. Do not imitate their behavior.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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