Maltese edit

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Adverb edit

saħansitra

  1. even
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Ġenesi 38:24:
      U ġara li malli għaddew tliet xhur għarrfu lil Ġuda u qalulu: “Tamar, mart ibnek, żniet, u saħansitra tqalet biż-żina tagħha.” U Ġuda weġibhom: “Oħorġuha, u aħarquha.”
      New International Version translation: About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.” Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!”
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tad-Dewteronomju 1:28:
      Fejn se nitilgħu aħna? Ħutna qatgħulna qalbna u qalulna: Hemm poplu kbir u nies itwal minna; bliet kbar u mdawra bi swar għoljin sas-smewwiet; u saħansitra rajna hemmhekk ulied Għanak.
      New International Version translation: Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’”
    • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, L-Ewwel Ktieb ta' Samwel 18:4:
      U Ġonatan neħħa l-mantar li kellu fuqu, u tah lil David, u tah ukoll l-armatura tiegħu, u saħansitra x-xabla u l-qaws u l-ħżiem li kellu.
      New International Version translation: Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.