complete verse (Nehemiah 12:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 12:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “I lead the leaders of Judah to the top of the wall and I prepared two big groups/teams of singers to give thanks. Some of those musicians sung going downwards along the top of the wall to the Dung Gate.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I took the leaders/[lit. heads] of Juda to the top of the stone-wall, and I had-summoned there two large groups of singers in-order to thank God. One group marched there on top of the stone-wall going to the Gate which the Trash is-Being-Thrown.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then I gathered together the leaders of Judah on top of the wall, and I appointed them to lead two large groups to march around the city on top of the wall, thanking God. As they faced the city, one group walked to the right toward the Dung Gate.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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