Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:7:
- Kupsabiny: “If somebody has sold his daughter to go and become a slave, she cannot be released for nothing like male slaves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go free as a manservant does.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘If a man sells his female child/(daughter) to-be a slave, she will- not -be-free in the seventh year just-like male slaves.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘If anyone yields his daughter so that she goes to another man and so he buys her so that she exists as his laborer for nothing, that woman isn’t able to leave her chief in the seventh year, not as the male laborers are doing.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If a man will sell his daughter out as slave, let them not her untie as men.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If a man sells his daughter to become a slave, she should not be set free after six years, as the male slaves are.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:3:
- Kupsabiny: “But if (he) steals during day and is killed, the blame goes to the person who killed. A thief deserves to compensate what he stole and if he has nothing to give, then he should be sold for the stolen thing to be compensated.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If he is killed after sunshine, he is guilty of bloodshed.
A thief must return what he has stolen, but if he has nothing to return, he must be sold to pay for his theft.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But if this happens in daylight, the one-(who)-killed the thief is-accountable.
‘The thief who is-caught should pay for what he has-stolen. But if he has nothing to-pay, he should-be-sold as a slave and his/her price/worth is-to-be-paid for what he stole.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But if he strikes him in the daytime so that he dies, the house owner has a bad fault for striking him dead.
‘The man of stealing must pay back whatever thing he stole. And if he doesn’t have anything, they must allow other people to buy him so that he exists as their laborer for nothing. This money will go to the owner of the things for paying for his things which he stole.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “But, if they find him during daytime, hit him he die, they sin.
And one who steal thing, he must return that which he stole all. If he lacks that which he will return, let him sell himself as slave.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But if that happens during the daytime, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murdering him. The thief must pay for what he stole. If he has no animals with which to pay for the one that he stole, he must be sold to become someone’s else’s slave and the money must be used to pay for what he stole.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:4:
- Kupsabiny: “And if you (sing.) find a cow or donkey lost along the way belonging to someone whom you hate/do not see eye to eye with, take it to that person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When you come upon an enemy’s ox or donkey that has strayed away, you must take it back to its owner.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘If you (plur.) see that the cow or donkey of your (plur.) enemy has-gotten-away/is-running-loose, you (plur.) must return it to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘If you (pl.) see your enemy’s bulmakao, or donki leave its pen and so flee, you must bring it so that it returns back to him.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Cow or donkey of one who hates you [eye], if you will find it somewhere else wandering about, you (sing., imp.) take for him it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If you see someone’s bull or donkey when it is wandering away loose, take it back to its owner, even if the owner is your enemy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses went down and told the people what God said and all his will. Then all those people said that, ‘We shall do everything which God wants.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Moises told the people all the teachings and commands of the LORD, they answered together the same-time/in-unison, ‘We (excl.) will-obey all the things that the LORD has-said.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, Moses went and spoke to the crowd with the Chief‘s words and all his laws. And when it was done they said in unison (lit. they had a single voice), ‘We (excl.) will do everything as the Chief spoke about.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And that which The Lord say with that which he put down all, Moses go told it for children of Israel. And they answer for him it with mouth one «That which Yahweh say all, we (excl.) will do it.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I went and told the people everything that Yahweh had said and all that he had commanded. The people all replied together, saying, ‘We will do everything that Yahweh has told us to do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:17:
- Kupsabiny: “Someone make a lid for that box from pure gold. It should have a length of forty five inches and a width of twenty seven inches.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Make an atonement of pure gold 1.1 m long and 66 cm wide.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Make-for this Box a cover/lid of pure gold, which is 45 inches long and about 27 inches wide.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘And you (pl.) must make the box’s top from good gol, having a length extending to 45 inches, and its width extending to 27 inches. This top of the box is the place in which blood wipes away people’s bad deeds, in order for me to be at peace (lit. have a smooth interior) again concerning them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And you take gold which not [eye] be mixed with other things, pound it for its head which they will call place-of-mercy. Its length, let it be joint of hand two and a half, and its width, let it be joint of hand one and a half.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Tell them to make a lid for the chest from pure gold. It will be the place where I will forgive people’s sins. It also is to be 45 in./110 cm. long and 27 in./66 cm. wide.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Someone stitch/sew (the) five curtains together to become one cloth, and also stitch/sew the other six to become one. Someone fold the sixth one into two and lay it to cover the door/entrance end of the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Make one piece of cloth joining the five panels and then make another one joining the other six panels. The sixth panel gets folded back a little at the front of the tent.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Join the five cloth-materials, and also (do) the-same to the remaining six. The sixth cloth-material will-be-folded at the front of the Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Sew five cloths so that they go and join together and so become one long cloth. And sew the other six cloths which still remain so that they go and join together also like that, and so they become like one long cloth also, yet having six pieces. And when it’s done, then fold this cloth which has five pieces, so that this fold of the cloth exists as the covering for the end of my shelter.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Five, you shall sew it together, and six other, you make it thus, but sixth cloth, you fold it [mouth], drape it above door.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Tell them to sew five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and sew the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set. They must fold the sixth piece of cloth in half to make it double over the front 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 27:4:
- Kupsabiny: “A net of bronze wires should be plaited and four rings made of bronze for the four corners.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Make a grid of bronze for it, also make four rings of bronze at each of four sides to carry the altar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] also have-(someone)-make a bronze grill/grating for the altar, and have- a bronze ring -put-on each corner.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And also, you (pl.) must make a bras grate for this table to be for fire. And make it with its four ring-handles which go up onto its four corners.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you shall pound metal red, weave it [so that] it be entwined [eye] as grating. Also, you shall pound its corner [so that] it be bored hole.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Also tell them to make a bronze grating to hold the wood and burning coals. They must fasten to each of the corners of the altar a bronze ring for carrying the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 28:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Someone prepare/make a pocket which is put on the chest so that the chief priest will be learning from that what God wants. That pocket should be made from very expensive cloth and decorated with threads of gold and others which are blue, purple and red. (It) must be made in a skilled way like the ceremonial cloth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “For the purpose of judging make a breast piece skillfully for the high priest. Like the ephod, the breast piece also must of gold, blue, purple and red fine linen.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (sing.)] have-(someone)-make a like-pocket(s) which is on the chest that is-used to know/(determine) the will of the LORD. It must-be made very good, and the cloth-material of-it should also be like the cloth-material of the special clothing/garment of the priests: linen which is-embroidered with gold thread and blue, purple, and red wool/yarn.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “God spoke again like this, ‘You (sing.) must speak to a man of artwork in order that he make the small chest cloth for the man of offerings which [will] be helping him to receive knowledge about God’s will. Make the decoration for this small cloth to turn out similarly as for the trunk cloth for the man of offerings. Sew this cloth with needle threads which are red and somewhat red and blue. And you (pl.) must weave small gol cords onto them also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “«you shall say to them they must make cloth of chest which have pocket, as wise people for clothes sewing do it. Cloth of heart that, that is what will have tassel which head of priests will hit seeking me. They must fashion it as they created cloth of thigh, with flax cloth with thread good which be purple, and that which be red, and that which be green/blue, and that which look like gold.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘Tell the skilled workman to make a sacred pouch for Aaron to wear over his chest. He will use the things he puts into the pouch to determine my answers to the questions he asks. It must be made of the same materials as the sacred apron, and embroidered in the same way.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
