complete verse (Exodus 3:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 3:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “Every woman of Israel shall request/ask her Egyptian neighbor to give a cloth and things of gold and silver. The women of Israel will clothe/dress their sons and girls with those things. By doing that they will have taken the wealth from the people of Egypt.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The articles of gold and silver, and the clothes will be asked from the Israelites and their women who stay at home, and you’ll put those on your sons and daughters. In this way you’ll bring the wealth of the Egyptians.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon women will-ask-for silver and gold jewelry and for clothes/garments from their Egiptohanon neighbors and from those temporarily-residing there in Egipto. And you (plur.) will-cause- your (plur.) children -to-wear these things. In this way, you (plur.) can-take-(away) the possessions/wealth of the Egiptohanon.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The women of Israel will be asking the women of Isip and the guests of the Isip people also, to give silva and gol things and new changes of clothes to them. And so you (pl.) will put them onto your children. In doing like this, you will take for nothing the Isip people’s many things.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Egyptians who be near you [body] and Egyptians who live with you together, women your all will ask them gold white and gold red, and clothes. Therefore, you will take away it, clothing male children your and female children your. That is what be plunder which you will plunder wealth of Egyptians with it.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time, each Israeli woman will ask her Egyptian neighbors and each Egyptian woman who is living in her (OR, her neighbor’s) house to give her some silver and gold jewelry and some nice clothes. Each Egyptian woman will give them some, and you will put them on your sons and daughters to take with you. In that way you will take away/confiscate the wealth of the Egyptian people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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