complete verse (Numbers 4:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people shall take the skin of a hippo which is softened so they can cover that Box of the Covenant with it, and spear a heavy and blue cloth on top of that skin, and then the poles for carrying are to be entered into that Box.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then, having covered it with dolphin skins, it must be covered again with cloth that has been dyed blue. Then the carrying poles must be put in place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then they will- still -cover this with a good/fine kind of leather and afterwards with blue cloth, and then they will-insert the poles which are-used-for-carrying it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then they must cover that with a nice covering made from the skins of goats. Over that they must spread a blue cloth. Then they must insert into the rings on the chest the poles for carrying it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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