The Hebrew that is translated as “fine leather” or “badger/porpoise skin” in English is translated in Kutu as ng’hwembe ya mhala or “skins of bushbuck” (for bushbuck, see here ). (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
In Yao, it is translated as “soft leather of a big sea animal” (source: UBS, project-specific translation notes in Paratext), in Newari as “dolphin skin” (source: Newari Back Translation), in Kupsabiny as “hides of a hippo” (source: Kupsabiny Back Translation), and in Opo as “soft skins” (source: Opo Back Translation).
The English Jewish Orthodox ArtScroll Tanach translation (publ. 2011) transliterates it as tachash-hide. (Source: Zetzsche)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:13:
Kupsabiny: “the table for bread, poles for carrying, and all its things, bread for making sacrifices to God,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “table of offering bread and its carrying poles, then all its materials,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “the table and its poles for carrying and all the things with-it; the bread that is being offered to the presence of God;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Bariai: “And also, they must make bret for offering together with its table, and the table’s carrying poles, and other things for placing the offering bret to remain in God’s presence,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Opo: “with table, with its carry-wood, with its things, with its bread which be sacred,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
English: “the table with the poles for carrying it and all the things that will be used with the table, the sacred bread that will be offered to God,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 36:11:
Kupsabiny: “(He/They) tied/wound those blue threads and after that, (he/they) stitched those tied/round things on the edges of those two large cloths.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Then they made the loops of blue cloth along the edge of the firstly joined cloth. As same they made the loops along the edges of the cloth that joined later.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Then they made seemingly-rings of blue clothing-material on each edge of the two joined-together clothing material;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Bariai: “And he took blue pieces of cloth and then sewed ring-handles, and so it was for the attachment of those two big cloths, in order for them go and join together. He sewed those ring-handles onto those two big cloths on the edge of one opposite side.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Opo: “Flax cloth five which they sewed together, they sewed thread green/blue on its edge for holes of loops. They do it thus at edge of flax cloth five other also.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
English: “For each set, they made loops of blue cloth and fastened them on the outer edge of the strip, at the end of each set.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:5:
Kupsabiny: “(He) entered one pole into (the) rings for this side and the other (pole) (he) entered into (the) rings for the other side of the Box.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “He inserted the carrying poles into the rings of both sides to carry the ark.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “They put-through/inserted the poles on each side of the Box so the Box can-be-lifted by-means-of the poles.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Bariai: “And when it was done, then he inserted the two poles into the ring-handles of the box. He inserted one pole on one side, and the other pole on the other side, to be for carrying the box.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Opo: “put it through at the place where [it] be bored hole, in order that they might carry it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
English: “He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, in order that the chest could be carried by means of the poles.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 38:8:
Kupsabiny: “The basin was of bronze and its stand was also of bronze. (They) were made from mirrors of the women who were helping in the work there in the compound of the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Bezalel made a bronze basin and its stands from the mirror of that was given by the women who help at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Then they made the bronze basin and its object/place-to-put which is also bronze. These bronze that-was used is from the bronze mirror of the women who served at the entrance of-the Tent Meeting-place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Bariai: “And at the shelter for meeting together with God, some of the women were doing work close to the opening of the shelter. They had some bras things which were for seeing the reflection of their faces. But they brought those bras things to the man of work, and then he made the dish for water together with its bras table, and so it was for the washing of the hands and feet of the people of offerings.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Opo: “And metal red which servant women of door Dwelling-Tent-of-God used for mirror, they took it, forged it into water jar great with its stand.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
English: “The altar was hollow like an empty box. It was made from boards of acacia wood. They made/cast the washbasin and its base from bronze. The bronze was from the mirrors that belonged to the women who worked at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:10:
Kupsabiny: “(They) attached on top of that thing twelve stones. (They) arranged (them) those stones to go four, four and to go three, three. They arranged in the first line/row these stones: ruby, topaz and garnet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “They mounted four rows of precious stones on it- a ruby, a topaz and a beryl in the first row,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “They put four rows of expensive stones on it. In the first rows, ruby, topaz, and beryl;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Bariai: “And when it was done, then they took twelve stones which had a very great price. And they affixed them onto the holders of their bases [which was] on that small cloth toward the outside. They arranged those stones in four groups. In the group which went first, they arranged a red rubi stone, and a yellow topas stone, and a very red beril stone.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Opo: “Afterwards, they sew gem good on it, arrange it for three times four. Gem three which be present on its top, it be gem which be called odem, and pitdah, and bareqet, and gem three which be present underneath it, it be gem which be called nopek, and sapir, and yahalom, and gem three which be present underneath it, it be gem which be called lesem, and sebo, and ahlamah, and gem three which end it, it be gem which be called taris, and soham, and yasepeh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
English: “They fastened four rows of valuable stones onto the pouch. In the first row, they put a red ruby, a yellow topaz, and a red garnet.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:42:
Kupsabiny: “The Israelites did everything as God had told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Israelites did all the works as the Lord had commanded Moses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon did all the things-to-be-done according to-the command of-the LORD to Moises.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Bariai: “[Since] it was like that, then the Israel people finished all the work exactly as the Chief spoke to Moses about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Opo: “Therefore, children of Israel finish work as The Lord had said to Moses.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
English: “The Israeli people had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:31:
Kupsabiny: “That is where Moses, Aaron and his sons washed their hands and legs” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Then Moses, Aaron and his sons used to wash their hands and feet in it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Aaron and his sons washed their hands and feet there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
Bariai: “And then Moses and Aron and Aron’s male children washed their hands and their feet with it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
Opo: “That is what be water which Moses and Aaron and his children wash foot and hand with it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
English: “Every time Moses/I and Aaron and his sons went into the Sacred Tent or went to the altar, they/we washed their/our hands and feet ritually, exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)