complete verse (Numbers 25:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 25:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Right away at that time an Israelite came with a girl of the Midianites and entered into his tent while Moses and all the people of Israel watched, while they were crying by the gate where one enters the courtyard of the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Right while the Israelites were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, one man brought a Midianite woman to his family before Moses and whole community of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, there was an Israelinhon who brought a Midianite woman to his family. Moises and the entire community of Israel saw it while they are-crying there at the gate/entrance of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But later, while Moses/I and many other people were crying at the entrance of the Sacred Tent, while they/we were watching, one of the Israeli men brought a woman from the Midian people-group into his tent and started to have sex with her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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