Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:14:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Moses went down to tell the people to prepare themselves. Those people washed their clothes.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses came down from the mountain and ordered the people to be ready to worship to God. Then they washed their clothes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises came-down the mountain and commanded the people to-be-cleansed. And the people washed their clothes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, Moses climbed down from the mountain, and then went to the people and then put God’s mark of ownership on them, and then said for them to follow behavior for showing that God’s mark of ownership is resting on them and so wash their clothes also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When Moses climbed down went to people, he again said to them they must wash from evil things, they must wash clothes their. They did it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So Moses/I went down the mountain again and told the people to purify themselves. They did what Moses/I told them to do, and they also washed their clothes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 20:21:
- Kupsabiny: “And when the people were still standing at a distance, Moses moved closer to that very dark cloud which had covered where God was.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The People stood at a distance; Moses only approached the thick darkness where God was.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The people remained/continued standing in the far distance while Moises went-near the thick dark-cloud/rain-cloud where God was.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, the people were standing somewhat far away still when Moses walked and approached the black cloud in which God was present (lit. sitting).” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When people stayed behind at place far, Moses approached cloud black which God sit there [body].” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then, as the people watched from a distance, Moses/I went close to the black cloud where God was.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:27:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if he hits the tooth until it gets out, he should release that slave to go away to pay for his/her tooth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If a man knocks out his manservant or maidservant’s tooth, he shall let him go free because of his tooth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If he knocks-out the tooth of his male or female slave, he should- also -free him/her from slavery as a payment for the tooth that he knocks-out.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if a man strikes his male or female laborer so that he breaks his/her tooth, he must allow that laborer to leave him and go. This event serves as the payment for the laborer’s tooth.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If he will hit his slave snap tooth, male or woman, he must untie him because of his tooth.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If someone knocks out one of his slave’s teeth, he must free the slave because of what he did to the slave’s tooth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:23:
- Kupsabiny: “If you cause suffering to those children, and (they) cry to me God, I will hear their cry and help them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If you do so and they cry to me for my help; I will surely hear their cry.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (plur.) do this, and they ask-for help from me, I will- surely -help them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “If you (pl.) do like that, and they desperately cry to me to help them, I’m going to listen to their cry.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If you will do them evil, if they will call me, I will hear weeping their,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If you mistreat them and they cry out to me for help, I will hear them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:24:
- Kupsabiny: “Never ever kneel to/worship the things they worship/pray to or follow their way of life. Completely destroy those stones they have fixed/raised.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Do not bow down their gods or worship them, but destroy their gods and break their sacred stones to pieces.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -worship or serve their little-gods/false-gods, or follow their deeds/[lit. doings]. [You (plur.)] completely destroy their little-gods, and break-down their remembrance stones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But you can’t/mustn’t kneel down to their gods, and don’t lift up their gods names. And you can’t/mustn’t follow their practices either. You must destroy their carvings and break apart their stones which are signs so that they shatter.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) knee bend in front of gods their, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) for them thing do, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) place their take. you (sing., imp.) chase them out, you (sing., imp.) injure pillar of gods their all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Do not bow down before their gods/idols or worship them. And do not do the things that they think that their gods want them to do. Completely destroy their gods/idols, and smash to pieces their sacred stones.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:5:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) should also give that tree/wood that is called acacia, ram skins which are colored red and hides of a hippo.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood;” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “skin of the male sheep that is-dyed red, fine kinds of skin, acacia wood,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “and male sipsips’ skins on which they rubbed red paint, and dugong skins, and some akas tree/wood pieces.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “with skins of sheep/goats which they apply and red stuff, and skins which be soft, and tree white-acacia,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “rams’ skins that have been tanned/dyed red, goatskins, hard wood from acacia trees,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:37:
- Kupsabiny: “After that/Then someone prepare seven lamps and place them there to be lighting that front part.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The buds and branches shall all be of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then [you (sing.)] have-(someone)-make seven lamps and put/set these on the things-for-putting, and you (sing.) will-arrange these to-light the place in-front-of it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘Make it like that and when it done then make seven lams. And then put six lams onto the lams stand’s six branches, and another one onto the head of the lams stand’s trunk. Place the lams upright and the same so that they give light well to my shelter’s interior.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When you will make it will be finished, you shall pound for it bowl seven, place it on its head. you shall make it [so that] it shine in front.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Also tell them to make seven small cups for holding oil. One is to be put on top of the shaft and the others are to be put on top of the branches. Place these cups so that when the lamps are lit, the light will shine toward the front of the lampstand/entrance.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:29:
- Kupsabiny: “Someone cover those frames with gold and make rings of gold to tighten/squeeze those runners. Someone cover also those runners with gold.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then overlay the planks with gold. Also overlay the crossbar holding rings with gold. Overlay the crossbars with gold too.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Have-(someone)-cover-over the boards with gold and have-(someone)-put on them gold loops/things-like-rings which will-be-the-things-to-insert-through the crossbars. Have-(someone)- also -cover-over the crossbars with gold.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And enwrap all the wall bones with wide pieces of gol. And on each of the pieces of wall bones toward the outside, you (pl.) must make gol ring-handles to be for the insertion of their fastening bands. And enwrap the fastening bands also with wide pieces of gol.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “That building-wood with it crossbeams, you shall apply it with gold red all. And you shall pound gold red [so that] it be bored hole, build it on building-wood, you shall put through crossbeam within it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Tell them to cover the frames with gold, and make gold rings to fasten the crossbars to the frames. The crossbars must also be covered with gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)