complete verse (Exodus 9:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses stretched his hand with his staff pointing to the sky. And immediately, God made the world to thunder with lightning from up to down and hailstones poured down upon the whole land of Egypt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Moses lifted his staff toward the sky and by God’s power it thundered, hail fell, and lighting flashed down to the ground. In this way the Lord caused the hailstorm in the land of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So when Moises lifted-up his staff toward the heaven/sky, the LORD caused-(it)-to-thunder, caused-(it)-to-rain ice, and caused-(it)-to-lightning. The ice that the LORD caused-to-rain on the land of Egipto” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that Moses lifted up his stick and it pointed toward the sky, and then Chief God caused lightning to flash and thunder to rumble. And so he caused big rain having hard raindrops like stones to be falling in every area of Isip.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, Moses took cane, lifted hand up. And The Lord made rain (n) flash, and light hit, and hail fall down.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I lifted his/my stick up toward the sky. And Yahweh sent down hail, all over the land of Egypt. There was also thunder and lightning.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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