complete verse (1 Kings 7:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 7:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “At that time, Huram prepared two pillars of bronze. Each of those pillars had a length of twenty seven feet, but around it was eighteen feet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He made two bronze pillars 8 meters high and 5.3 meters in circumference [lit.: round]” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Huram made two bronze pillars, that each one has a height of 27 feet, and a size/measure of 18 feet around.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He made two bronze pillars. Each one was 27 feet tall and 18 feet around. Each was hollow, and the walls of the pillars were 3 in./7.4 cm. thick.” (Source: Translation for Translators)