Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Jeremiah 41:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:5:

Kupsabiny: “some eighty men who came from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria were coming near. Those people had shaved their beards, and (they) had put on rags and cut themselves in the bodies. Those people were bringing food that were to be offered and things that smell sweet to go and sacrifice them in the House of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “there were 80 men who are-going to Mizpa from Shekem, Shilo, and Samaria. They shaved their beards, torn their clothes, and cut their bodies, because they were-mourning. They brought with them gift offerings and incense to offer to the temple of the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “eighty men from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria cities came to worship at the temple of Yahweh in Mizpah. They had shaved off their beards and torn their clothes and cut themselves to show that they were mourning. And they had brought grain offerings and incense to burn on the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:6:

Kupsabiny: “Then, Ishmael welcomed the people pretending to be crying. But when they met, he said, ‘You (plur.) come and see Gedaliah.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Ishmael who was crying from Mizpa met them. Ishmael said to them, ‘You (plur.) come, look at what happened to Gedalia.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Ishmael went out of the city to meet them, crying as he went. When he reached them, he said, ‘Come and see what has happened to Gedaliah!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:7:

Kupsabiny: “When the people arrived in the city, Ishmael said to his people to kill (them) and throw their bodies in a hole of water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “When they arrived at the city, some of them were-killed by Ishmael and his companions, and afterwards their corpses were thrown into a hole where the water is stored.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “But as soon as they had all entered the town, Ishmael and his men killed most of them and threw their corpses into a well.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:8:

Kupsabiny: “But ten people among those people begged, ‘Oh please, do not kill us! We have kept much good wheat, barley, oil and honey out in the open area.’ So, Ishmael did not kill those.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “[The] ten of them were- not -killed for they said to Ishmael, ‘Do not kill us! We will-give to you our wheat, barley, oil and honey which are-hidden on the farm.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “There were only ten of them whom they spared/did not kill. They were not killed because they promised to Ishmael that if he allowed them to remain alive, they would bring him lots of wheat and barley and olive oil and honey that they had hidden.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:9:

Kupsabiny: “This hole that Ishmael threw the bodies of the people (they) had killed was the big one that king Asa had dug to protect himself when Baasha the king of Israel was fighting him. Ishmael piled up there the bodies of the people he had killed and/with Gedaliah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The well where Ishmael threw the corpse that he had-killed along with the corpse of Gedalia was dug previously by King Asa when they were-being-attacked by King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael filled it with corpses.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “The well where Ishmael’s men had thrown the corpses of the men whom they had murdered was the deep well that King Asa’s men had dug in order that they would have water in the city if the army of King Baasha of Israel would surround the city. Ishmael’s men filled that well with corpses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:10:

Kupsabiny: “After that, Ishmael took/caught the daughters of the king and all the people who were still in Mizpah whom Nebuzaradan had left for Gedaliah to look after them. Ishmael went with all those people as prisoners to the land of the Ammonites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Then Ishmael made-captives the people who were-left at Mizpa — the daughters of the king and the people whom Nebuzaradan had-handed-over to Gedalia for him to take-care-of. Then Ishmael went back to Ammon taking-with (him) these captives.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Then Ishmael and his men captured the king’s daughters and some of the other people who had been left in Mizpah by Nebuzaradan in order that Gedaliah would take care of them. Ishmael and his men took those people and started back toward the Ammon area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:11:

Kupsabiny: “But/And when Johanan son of Kareah and all the military leaders heard of the sin that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Now, Johanan the child of Karea and his fellow/companion officials of the soldiers heard-of the killings of Ishmael.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “But Johanan and all the other leaders of the Israeli soldiers who had not surrendered to the army of Babylonia heard about what Ishmael and his men had done.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Jeremiah 41:12:

Kupsabiny: “(he/they) gathered all their soldiers and went to fight Ishmael. They found him at a big pond that was in Gibeon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “So they gathered all their men and went to fight-against Ishmael. They caught/found him near the great pool in Gibeon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “So they immediately went with all their men to stop them. They caught up with them at the large pool near Gibeon city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)