complete verse (Numbers 21:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 21:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then God answered Moses, ‘Make/Prepare something like a snake and nail it on a post. If there is a person whom a snake has bit, he shall become well if he looks at that thing on the post.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The LORD said to Moses, "You are to make an image of a serpent and hang it on a pole. By looking at it, people who have been bitten by a serpent will live."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘[You (sing.)] make a bronze snake and put it on the end/tip of a pole. Anyone who was-bitten by the snake will- just -look-at this bronze snake and he/she will- not -die.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh told him/me, ‘Make a model/image of a poisonous snake, and attach it to the top of a pole. If those who are bitten by the snakes look at that model, they will recover/get well.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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