complete verse (Numbers 3:47)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:47:

  • Kupsabiny: “But since the first-borns of the people of Israel surpasses the clan of Levi with a number that reached 273, Each one of those people can be redeemed/exchanged for five pieces of silver.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “take five shekels from them as the price for each person. It must be in accordance with the shekel of the sanctuary. One shekel is equal to twenty gerahs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The payment for redeeming each one of them five pieces of silver according to the weight of the silver on the weigh-scale-(that-is-used) by the priests.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “To pay for these 273 males, collect five pieces of silver for each of them. Each of those pieces of silver must weigh the same as each of the silver coins that are stored in the Sacred Tent. Give this silver to Aaron and his sons.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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