complete verse (1 Chronicles 9:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people long ago were guarding the gate of the house/palace of the king which was on the East side.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Up to this time they were gate keepers in the king’s gate, toward the east. They were guards for the Levites’ cantonment.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Until now they are the guards of the Gate of the King on the east side of the city. They were the guards before/in-time-past at the gate/entrance going-inside the camp of the descendants of Levi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side of the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)