complete verse (Exodus 14:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “It came in the middle of the soldiers of Egypt and the Israelites. The cloud came with darkness in the whole night and covered/closed off the side/area of the Egyptians and gave light to the side/area of the Israelites. So, (the) Egyptians could not come near the Israelites at all.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The cloud stood between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud darkened to the Egyptians’ sides and light to the Israelites’ side as a result the Egyptian could not go near the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “It/(the cloud) stayed/stopped between the Israelinhon and the Egiptohanon. For the entire night, the cloud gave light to the Israelinhon and gave darkness to the Egiptohanon. So the night passed wherein the Egiptohanon were- not -able-to-come-near the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And so he went and stood between the people of fighting of the Israel people and of the Isip people. On that whole night, that big cloud caused great darkness to go toward the Isip people, but an illumined area to go toward the Israel people. Therefore the Isip people weren’t able to go close to the Israel people until morning.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “it be present in between army of Egypt and people of Israel. On side of Egyptians, it darkened, and on side of people of Israel it became light. Therefore, on that night all, they not [body] come near.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “until it was between the Egyptian army and the Israeli people. The cloud caused the Egyptian army to be in the dark but it gave light for the Israelis. As a result, neither group could come near the other group during the whole night.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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