Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:8:
- Kupsabiny: “The ruler called Moses and Aaron and told (them) that, ‘Plead to your (plur.) God so he can chase away these frogs to leave me and my people. I will accept your people to leave this land so that you will go and make sacrifices to your (plur.) God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said,’ Pray to the Lord and tell him to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I’ll let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king summoned Moises and Aaron and said, ‘[You (plur.)] pray to the LORD to take- the frogs -away from me and my people, and I will-let- your (plur.) countrymen -go to sacrifice to the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that the great chief of the Isip people called Moses and Aron to come to him and then he said, ‘The two of you must pray to your Chief God for him to drive away the frogs so that they leave me and my people. And when it’s done, then I’ll allow you with your people to go make offerings to your Chief.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Afterwards, king of Egypt call here Moses and Aaron, said to them «Entreat Yahweh, [so] he might take away frog out from me and my people, and I will let go people of Israel [that] they might go give Yahweh thing on altar.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then the king summoned Moses/me and said, ‘Ask Yahweh to take away these frogs from me and my people. After that happens, I will allow your people to go, in order that they can offer sacrifices to Yahweh.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
