complete verse (Exodus 5:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 5:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “But be looking for your own from wherever you would get it. Although it is like that, do not make the bricks lesser than the usual.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You bring the straw from where you can get them. But as for the work, it must not be less.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) now are-to-look-for/search-for this everywhere/[lit. where ever], but you (plur.) are- still -to-make particularly the same number of bricks.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “You (pl.) alone will go gather your dry weeds in whichever area you find it. But you must make many hard stones similarly as all the time.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you go harvest and bring back grass by themselves. And I not work your down will decrease!›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So you yourselves must go and get straw wherever you can find it. But you must still keep working to make the same number of bricks as before.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 6:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “Amram married his father’s sister called Jochebed. Jochebed bore Amram these men: Aaron and Moses. Amram died when he was one hundred and thirty seven (137) years old.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, she bore to Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Amram married Jokebed who was the sibling/(sister) of his father. And their male children were-namely Aaron and Moises. Amram lived 137 years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And Amram married his father’s sister Iokebet, and that woman bore Aron and Moses. And Amram was living for a duration of one hundred thirty seven (137) years, and when it was done then he died.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Amram took the sister of his father who is named Jochebed for his wife, and she bore for him Aaron and Moses. When he died, Amram had years which be 137 ((one hundred thirty seven)).” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Amram married his father’s sister, Jochebed. She was the mother of Aaron and Moses/me. Amram was 137 years old when he died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “From there/Then, even the magicians of that ruler also tried to do their magic. The ruler made the head hard as the God had said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Egyptians magicians did the same by means of their secret arts. And as the Lord had said Pharaoh’s heart became hard. He would not listen to the message of Moses and Aaron.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the Egiptohanon magicians/[madyikero] also did this miracle through their magic. So the heart of the king was still hard, and he did- not -listen to Moises and Aaron, just-as the LORD had-said.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But the Isip people’s magic people practiced their magic and so they did like that also. And so the great chief of Isip didn’t consent to Moses and Aron’s talk, because he was unwavering and refused to listen as Chief God spoke about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But, spiritists of Egypt made water change into blood also with power of gods of earth. Therefore, king still was being hard heart, not them listened, as The Lord had said to them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But the men who performed magic did the same thing using their magic. So the king remained stubborn , and he would not pay attention to what Aaron and Moses/I said, just as Yahweh had predicted.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘If/When I leave here, I will pray to God, and tomorrow the flies will leave your home, where your officials are and your people. So, do not deceive us and later you refuse to let us go and make sacrifices to God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses answered,’ As soon as I go from here tomorrow, I’ll pray to the Lord that the flies will leave Pharaoh, his officials and his people. But it must be sure that Pharo does not betray again by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘Okay, when- I -leave here, I will-pray to the LORD, and tomorrow all the insects will- now -disappear from you (plur.). But you (sing.) be-certain that you (sing.) do- not -deceive us (excl.) again by not letting- us -go to offer sacrifices/offerings to the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Moses said, ‘Yo, I will leave you here, and when it’s done, then I [will] pray to Chief God, and then tomorrow he will drive away the flies from you (sing.) and your leaders and your people. But [it’s] no good [if] deceive us (excl.) again and so prevent us from making offerings to our Chief God.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses said to him «Look! I will leave from you, I will go entreat for you Yahweh, [that] he might chase away fly out from house your, and house of servants your, and house of people your tomorrow. But, you do not us (excl.) [eye] again deceive, do not people of Israel impede let them go give Yahweh thing on altar!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I said, ‘Listen to me! After I leave you, I will pray to Yahweh, asking that tomorrow he will cause the swarms of flies to leave you and your officials and the rest of your people. But do not deceive us again by refusing to let our people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses told (him) that, ‘When I get out of this city, then I will lift up my hands and pray to God. Lightning will stop and hailstones will finish. That is when you will know that the earth belongs to God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses replied, "As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will lift my hand towards the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail. By this you (hon) will know that the earth belongs to the Lord.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘If I can- now -go-out of the city, I will-lift-up my hands to pray to the LORD. Then the thunder will-stop and (it) will- not -rain ice any longer, so-that you (sing.) will-know that the earth belongs to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Moses said, ‘When I leave this village and go, then I’ll lift up my hands and pray to Chief God. And so the sky’s thundering and the hard raindrops will be finished and stop. [When] it’s like that then you (sing.) will know well that every area on earth belongs to Chief God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses answered for him it «When I will leave from this city, I will lift hand up for Yahweh. And thunder and falling of hail, it will stop. By that reason, you will recognize it that earth all, it be that of Yahweh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I replied, ‘As soon as I go out of this city, I will lift up my hands and pray to Yahweh. Then the thunder will cease, and no more hail will fall. This will happen in order that you will know that Yahweh, not your gods, controls everything that happens on the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 10:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “We have to go with our animals without leaving even one. We do not know which ones we shall use for the sacrifice but we shall first reach there so that we may know. We shall select/choose from there the ones which we shall use to burn sacrifices to our God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All our livestock must go with us. Not a single one is to be left behind. Among them (emph.) we must choose a specific one to sacrifice to the Lord our God. Only when we reach there will we know which one we will need for the worship of the Lord."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “We (excl.) will- surely/certainly -bring all our (excl.) livestock/animals; nothing at-all can-be-left even one of them, for we (excl.) do- not -know what animal the LORD will-have- us (excl.) -offer. We can- only -know this if we (excl.) (are) there already.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore all our tame animals will go with us. We won’t leave any so that they stay. But here in this location we won’t know which animals will be for offering. After we go arrive there and it’s done, then we [will] choose the animals to be for offering to our Chief God to lift up his name.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, we (excl.) will go with livestock together. There is no hoof of cow which we (excl.) will leave, because we (excl.) will do service for God our (excl.) namely Yahweh with it. Also, animal which we (excl.) will give, we (excl.) not it yet know until we (excl.) will go arrive that place.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Our livestock must also go with us; we are not going to leave one of them behind. We must take them to worship Yahweh. We will not know which animals to sacrifice until we get to where we are going.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 12:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those things that rises bread should not be in the house of any person for seven days. Anyone who eats anything that has risen, will be chased away from the people of Israel, whether a foreigner who has been adopted as our relative or being your own/native.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For seven days there must not be yeast in your homes. Whoever eats anything with yeast in it be it an Israelite or a foreigner he will be cast out from the community of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Within-a-period-of/[lit. inside-of] seven days, there should not be-found any of that-which-causes-to-expand in your (plur.) houses. Anyone who eats bread that does have that-which-causes-to-expand, either foreigner or native-born of Israel, are- not -to-be-considered under-the-jurisdiction of the community of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “On these seven days, yis can’t/mustn’t be existing in your houses. And if anyone of you, or any man from another area who is living in your midst eats anything having yis existing in it, you must dissociate with him so that he goes far away from you Israel people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And they must not yeast find at house your during days seven those. And one who will eat that which has yeast, even though he be foreigner, even though he be child of place your, let them not him again count in people of Israel.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “In the first month of the year, on the 14th day of that month, the only bread you may eat is bread that has no yeast in it. You must keep doing that each day until the 21st day of that month. For those seven days you must not have any yeast in your house. During that time, if anyone, either an Israeli or a foreigner, eats bread made with yeast, you must consider that person no longer to be an Israeli.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 12:51)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:51:

  • Kupsabiny: “God on that day migrated the Israelites from the land of Egypt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “On that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt organized by groups.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And on that very day the LORD brought- the tribes of Israel -out of Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And right on that day, the Chief brought each and every one of the families of the Israel people to leave Isip and go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “It is that which be day which Yahweh took tribes of people of Israel out from Egypt.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “On that very day Yahweh brought all the tribes of the Israeli people out of Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)