complete verse (Numbers 21:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 21:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, Moses made from bronze a snake and nailed it on a post. When a snake bit a person and that person looked at the snake of bronze on the post, he became well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Right away Moses made a bronze serpent and hung it on a pole. Then anyone among the ones bitten by a serpent who looked at that bronze serpent, that person lived.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Moises made a bronze snake and put it on the end/tip of a pole. And anyone who was-bitten by the snake only/just looked-at this bronze snake and he/she did- not -die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I made a snake from bronze and attached it to the top of a pole. Then, when those who had been bitten by a snake looked at the bronze snake, they recovered!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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