Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 48:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 48:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “The gates through which one enters the city of Jerusalem are these: The wall has four sides and each side of the wall has three gates. Each gate is called after the names of the communities of Israel one by one. The gates of the wall on the North side are called after the clan of Reuben, with that of Judah following and after that Levi is next.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The four stone-walls which surround the city of Jerusalem have three gates/entrances each. The gates/entrances in the north stone-wall will-be-called Reuben, Juda, and Levi. The gates/entrances in the east stone-wall will-be-called Jose, Benjamin, and Dan. The gates/entrances in the south stone-wall will-be-called Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. And the gates/entrances in the west stone-wall will-be-called Gad, Asher, and Naftali. Each stone-wall has a length of 2,250 meters,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “These will be the exits from the city: On the north side, which will be 1.5 miles/2.4 km. long,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 48:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 48:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “The gates through which one enters the city of Jerusalem are these: The wall has four sides and each side of the wall has three gates. Each gate is called after the names of the communities of Israel one by one. The gates of the wall on the North side are called after the clan of Reuben, with that of Judah following and after that Levi is next.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The four stone-walls which surround the city of Jerusalem have three gates/entrances each. The gates/entrances in the north stone-wall will-be-called Reuben, Juda, and Levi. The gates/entrances in the east stone-wall will-be-called Jose, Benjamin, and Dan. The gates/entrances in the south stone-wall will-be-called Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. And the gates/entrances in the west stone-wall will-be-called Gad, Asher, and Naftali. Each stone-wall has a length of 2,250 meters,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “there must be three gates; each one will have the name of one of the tribes of Israel. The first one will be named for Reuben, the next for Judah, the next for Levi.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 48:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 48:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “And of/in the wall that is on the East side they are named after the clans of Joseph, Benjamin and that of Dan.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The four stone-walls which surround the city of Jerusalem have three gates/entrances each. The gates/entrances in the north stone-wall will-be-called Reuben, Juda, and Levi. The gates/entrances in the east stone-wall will-be-called Jose, Benjamin, and Dan. The gates/entrances in the south stone-wall will-be-called Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. And the gates/entrances in the west stone-wall will-be-called Gad, Asher, and Naftali. Each stone-wall has a length of 2,250 meters,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “On the east side, also 1.5 miles/2.4 km. long, will be gates named for Joseph, Benjamin, and Dan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 48:33)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 48:33:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the gates in the wall on the South side are named after the clans of Simeon, Issachar and Zebulun.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The four stone-walls which surround the city of Jerusalem have three gates/entrances each. The gates/entrances in the north stone-wall will-be-called Reuben, Juda, and Levi. The gates/entrances in the east stone-wall will-be-called Jose, Benjamin, and Dan. The gates/entrances in the south stone-wall will-be-called Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. And the gates/entrances in the west stone-wall will-be-called Gad, Asher, and Naftali. Each stone-wall has a length of 2,250 meters,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “On the south side, also 1.5 miles/2.4 km. long, will be gates named for Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 48:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 48:34:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the one in the side of West is named after the names of the clans of Gad, Asher and Naphtali.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The four stone-walls which surround the city of Jerusalem have three gates/entrances each. The gates/entrances in the north stone-wall will-be-called Reuben, Juda, and Levi. The gates/entrances in the east stone-wall will-be-called Jose, Benjamin, and Dan. The gates/entrances in the south stone-wall will-be-called Simeon, Issachar, and Zebulun. And the gates/entrances in the west stone-wall will-be-called Gad, Asher, and Naftali. Each stone-wall has a length of 2,250 meters,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “On the west side, also 1.5 miles/2.4 km. long, will be gates named for Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 48:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 48:35:

  • Kupsabiny: “When a person goes around/encircles the wall, it is nine kilometers. The name of that city is forever called ‘God is here’.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “therefore the entire length of the stone-wall is 9,000 meters. And from that time-on the city will-be-called, ‘The LORD Is Here!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So the distance around the city will thus be 6 miles/9.6 km..
    And from that time on, the name of the city will be ‘Yahweh Is There’.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 1:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “In the third year of Jehoiakim’s rulership/kingship of Judah, king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon went to (the) city of Jerusalem and surrounded that city with the intention to attack it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In the 3rd year of Jehoiakim king in the land of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of the country of Babylon came to Jerusalem to make war. And his army besieged the city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In the third year of the reign of Jehoyakim in Juda, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his soldiers attacked Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After King Jehoiakim had been ruling in Judah for almost three years, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem with his army and surrounded the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Daniel 1:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Daniel 1:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then, God caused Jehoiakim to be captured by king Nebuchadnezzar. He was taken along with other properties/utensils which were in the House of God to Babylon and those things were put in the treasury of the house of his god.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The LORD gave King Jehoiakim and some golden and silver utensils of the temple into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. Then he carried the people off to Babylon. The utensils that he had plundered from the temple, he put into the treasury of his god.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He took-captive King Jehoyakim according to the will of the Lord. He also took some of the things from the temple of God and brought [them] to Babylon. Then he placed those in the hiding-place of wealth there in the temple of his god.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After two years, Yahweh allowed Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers to capture Jehoiakim, who was the King of Judah. They also took some of the things that were in the temple of God, and took them to Babylonia. There Nebuchadnezzar put them in the temple of his god.” (Source: Translation for Translators)