complete verse (1 Kings 19:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 19:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “He got up and ate. He went on/with that food for forty days until Horeb, the mountain of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He got up, ate, drank and having the strength from that food, walking and walking for 40 days and nights, he went and reached Horeb, the mountain of God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Elias got-up and ate and drank. He became-strong by what he ate, and he traveled/walked for a period/[lit. inside] of 40 days and 40 nights, until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So he got up and ate and drank some more, and because of doing that, he got enough strength to enable him to travel for forty days and nights to Sinai Mountain, the mountain that was dedicated to God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)