complete verse (2 Kings 10:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 10:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Ahab had seventy sons who lived in the city of Samaria. Then, Jehu wrote letters to Samaria to reach the leaders of that city, the elders and the people who were guarding the sons of Ahab. Those letters said that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to the rulers of the city, to the leaders and to the people who took care of the sons of Ahab. In the letter it was written like this,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Ahab had 70 descendants in Samaria. So Jehu sent there a letter to the officers of the city, to the rulers, and to those who take-care of the descendants of Ahab. This is-particularly his letter:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “There were seventy descendants of King Ahab who were living there in Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter and made copies of it and sent them to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to those who raised and tutored Ahab’s children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)