complete verse (Leviticus 23:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 23:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “You must not eat bread or eat (raw) barley that has been roasted or what is green/fresh before you have presented (it) to your God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “It is not OK to eat any bread or roasted or baked grain of your new harvest until you have brought an offering like this to your God. From generation to generation this law must be kept forever, no matter where you go.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) have- not yet -offered this, you (plur.) must not ever eat any/[lit. whatever] kind of food from your (plur.) new harvest, (whether) this (is) raw (grain) or roasted (grain) or baked bread. You (plur.) and your descendants in generations to come must obey this regulation/[lit. what-is-to-be-followed], wherever you (plur.) live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not eat any bread or any roasted grain or unroasted grain on that day until after you have brought those offerings to me, your God. You must always obey those commands, wherever you live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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