complete verse (Deuteronomy 12:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 12:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Do not eat the blood, but pour it on the ground like water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You are not to eat the blood. Pour it out like water on the ground.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Instead, you (plur.) pour-out the blood on the ground like water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not eat the blood; instead, let it drain onto the ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Deuteronomy 12:24

See the last part of verse 16.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .