complete verse (Revelation 21:17)

Following are a number of back-translations of Revelation 21:17:

  • Uma: “He also measured the fort of the village: its height was one hundred forty-four cubits–or about sixty meters. The measure that the angel used is the same as the measure used by men.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
  • Yakan: “The angel also measured the wall. Its height was forty deppe (60 meter) in our (dual) measure because he used a human measure for his measuring.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: “He measured the height of the wall, and its height was sixty meters according to our (incl.) way of measuring because that is what he used.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “He also measured the stonewall of the town, and its height was sixty six meters. The meter which was the measure that the angel used, it was the same as the meter that people use-to-measure.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Tagbanwa: “The angel also measured the walls, some sixty-five mitru, according to men’s measure for that was the kind of measure being used by that angel.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
  • Tenango Otomi: “He measured the wall which went around the city then, with the measurements people use. It came out to be sixty-four meters.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)

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