complete verse (Leviticus 10:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 10:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Aaron replied to Moses, ‘Yes, but please think about what has happened to me today. My two sons did a sin and they died before God. If I had eaten the holy sacrifice on a day like this, would God have been happy?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Aaron said to Moses– "Today they sacrificed their Purification Offering and Burnt Offering before the LORD. Then today this terrible thing happened to me. What! If I had eaten the Purification Offering today, would the LORD have been pleased?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Aaron answered Moises, ‘My children earlier offered their offering for becoming-clean and their burnt offering, but the two of them died. With this which has-happened to my household perhaps the LORD (would-have-been) happy if I had-eaten the offering for becoming-clean today?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Aaron replied to Moses/me, ‘Today the people brought to Yahweh their offering to be forgiven for the sins they had committed, and the offering to be completely burned, and surely that pleased Yahweh, but think about the terrible thing that happened to my other two sons! Would Yahweh have been pleased if I had eaten some of the offering to cause the people to become acceptable to God?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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