complete verse (Deuteronomy 24:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 24:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “But if the woman again gets married” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then if, later on, that woman marries another man,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If the said woman shall-marry again,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then suppose that she goes and marries another man,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Deuteronomy 24:2

And if she goes and becomes another man’s wife: the text does not say how this happened. It only states that it has happened: “and gets married again.” In certain languages this will be stated as “If some other man takes her as his wife.”

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 .