complete verse (Exodus 24:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that/Then God told Moses that, ‘Climb up the mountain where I am. Come with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy elders of Israel. And when you reach, kneel (plur.) at a distance and pray/worship.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD said to Moises, ‘Come-up/climb-up here to me, and bring-with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and the 70 leaders of Israel. They are-to-worship me here at a little-distance.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that the Chief spoke to Moses like this, ‘I want you to arise and come to me on the mountain with Aron and Nadap and Abiu and the seventy elders of Israel. They will stand somewhat far away and then kneel down and lift up my name.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord say Moses like this «you, and Aaron, and his male children namely Nadab and Abihu, and elders of Israel who be 70, you move [this direction] [body] upon mountain, you might entreat me there. But, you not me [body] approach [this direction], remain the place which be far from me [body].” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Come to me, up on top of this mountain, you and Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu. Also take along 70 of the Israeli elders/leaders. While you are still some distance from the top of the mountain, prostrate yourselves on the ground and worship me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those poles should stay forever like that where those rings are without anybody removing (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then removed poles them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These poles should- not ever -be-taken from the something-like-rings of the Box.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Those two carrying-poles must be existing always in the ring-handles. You (pl.) can’t/mustn’t pull those carrying poles out again.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Carry-wood those two, let it be present there. you not (imp.) it out draw out.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The poles must always be left in the rings; they must not take the poles out of the rings.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 26:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, someone prepare eleven curtains which are plaited from goats hair.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “And then in order to cover the canopy of the cloth make eleven panels of cloth from the hair of goats” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Then [you (sing.)] should-have-(someone)-make a cover for the Tent. The things-that-are-used for making these eleven sheets of cloth-material are-made from goat hair.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘And also, you (pl.) must make eleven cloths from memes hair to be for the covering of my shelter.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you shall make cloths which be 11 with hair of sheep/goats for ceiling of tent.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Also, tell them to make a cover for the Sacred Tent from eleven pieces of cloth made from goats’ hair.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 27:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 27:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “At each of the four corners should be formed things like (animal) horns which are made to be one thing with the altar and all coated with bronze.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Make a horn at each of the four corners of it. All the horns and altar must be of the same piece of wood. Overlay the altar with bronze.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Have- something-like-horns -put-on it on the four corners, which-were already formed with the altar when it was-made/done. Have-someone -cover-over the altar with bronze.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And above the table’s four corners, hew four things to look like bulmakao’s horns. And you (pl.) must hew the table’s four corners together with its horns from a single piece of akas wood. And you must enwrap all the sides of the table of offerings together with its horns with wide pieces of bras.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you shall carve it [so that] it have horn four on its corner. When you will make altar will be finished, you shall apply it with metal red.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They must make a projection that looks like a horn on each of the top corners. The projections must be carved from the same block of wood as the altar. Tell them to cover the whole altar with gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 28:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 28:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Someone prepare/make two things from gold to be attached to the straps” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Make gold filigree settings.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The gold things-to-put-(something)-in” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “They must take good gol for making the holders of the bases of those two stones together with their good decorations.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “So, they must pound gold red for placing-hole of gem,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The settings for the stones must be made from gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 29:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Fine wheat flour should be used for baking bread which is not risen. Unrisen cakes should be baked with flour which is mixed with olive oil and others like chapati which are smeared with oil/fat on top.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Taking the fine wheat flour without yeast make bread mixed with oil and make wafer spread with oil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] also take a good kind of flour and cook/bake bread which has-none of that-which-causes-to-expand. The bread that you are-to-cook/bake, is thick bread which-was mixed with oil, and thin bread which has-been-spread with oil.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, take the good plaoa of wit which has no yis existing in it, and then make three kinds of bret as follows: Make one bret which you (pl.) mix together with oil, and another bret which you haven’t mixed with oil, and a bisket on which you’ve rubbed oil also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you shall make bread, and bread which mixed with oil, and bread which they apply oil on it. Bread three these, you shall make it with flour of wheat which be soft which lack yeast.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Bake three kinds of bread using finely-ground wheat flour, but without yeast: Bake some loaves that do not have any olive oil in them, bake some loaves that have olive oil in the dough, and bake some thin wafers that will be smeared with olive oil after they are baked.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 29:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:34:

  • Kupsabiny: “And if there is any meat and bread left over to the next day, it should not be eaten because (it) has been set apart, but it should all be completely burnt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If the meat of the ordination ram and any bread is left over till morning burn those remaining on fire. It must not be eaten because it is sacred.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If any of these foods are-left the next morning, they should be-burned. It may- not -be-eaten, for (it is) only for the priests.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And if that sipsip’s meat/flesh together with that bret is remaining until morning, then they aren’t able to eat it. They must cook it with fire so that it completely burns and is finished, because that food also has a mark of ownership.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And animal of consecration of priests with its bread, if it will remain, you shall say to them they must burn it with fire in the morning. Others, they must not (imp.) it eat [flesh], because it be sacred.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “If any of this meat or some of the bread is not eaten that night, no one is permitted to eat any of it the next day. It must be completely burned, because it is sacred/dedicated to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 30:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 30:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “They should wash themselves before entering my tent or coming near the altar to burn sacrifices.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “whenever they enter the tent or go near the altar to burn the offering offered by fire, they must wash their hands and feet. Otherwise, they will die. This became the law forever to Aaron and his generation to come.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “before they enter the Meeting-Together-Place Tent, and before they approach/come-near the altar to offer to me offerings by-means-of fire. They must wash their hands and feet so-that they will- not -die. Aaron and his descendants must obey/follow this decree/[lit. what-is-to-be-followed] for coming generations.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Always, when they enter into my shelter, they must wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And also, when they go near to my table of offerings to make offerings to me onto the fire,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “On hour which they enter [that direction] inside of Dwelling-Tent-of-God, or when they draw close altar [body] to thing give, they must wash with that water so that they not (imp.) die.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “before they enter the Sacred Tent and before they come to the altar to sacrifice offerings that will be burned on it. If they do that, they will not die because of disobeying my instructions.” (Source: Translation for Translators)