complete verse (1 Samuel 3:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 3:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “The lamps in the Tent of God had not yet extinguished and Samuel was sleeping near the Box of the Covenant of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Samuel, however, was sleeping in the Tent of Meeting of the LORD, in which was the ark of God’s covenant. The lamp of God was also burning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Samuel on-the-other-hand was-sleeping there in the house of the LORD where the Box of God had-been-placed. And while the lamp was- still -burning,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and Samuel was sleeping in the sacred tent, where the chest that contained the Ten Commandments was kept. While the sacred lamp was still burning,” (Source: Translation for Translators)