complete verse (Exodus 33:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 33:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then God told Moses that, ‘I will do everything you have asked, because I love you and know you completely.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘I will do as you said, because I am pleased with you, and I know you well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD answered Moises, ‘I will-do what you ask, for I am happy/pleased with you, and I know you very well.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the Chief said to Moses, ‘I will do exactly as you (sing.) speak of, because I’m feeling kindly toward you and I know you well.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord answered it for Moses like this «This [that] you tell for me , that is what I will do, because my heart be good with you, and you be my friend.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh replied to Moses/me, ‘What you have asked is exactly what I will do, because I know you well and I am pleased with you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 34:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 34:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “Be bringing to me your God in each year the firstfruits coming from your (plur.) garden.
    No one should cook a young goat using his/her mother’s milk. ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Bring the best first grains and fruits of your field to the Lord your God. Do not cook any young goat in its mother’s milk.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) bring the best part of your first crop to the temple of the LORD your God.
    ‘You (plur.) should- not -cook the young goat in the milk of its mother.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘Your (pl.) good food which ripens and goes first, you must bring it to me, your Chief God and so offer it at my shelter.
    ‘You (pl.) can’t/mustn’t cook a newly grown meme in a clay pot together with its mother’s breast milk.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “From that which you plant which first produce fruit in field your, you shall take its good to my house, I Yahweh who be God your.
    Child of goat, you must not (imp.) it boil with milk of its mother.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “I am Yahweh God. You must bring to my Sacred Tent the first part of the grain that you harvest each year. When you kill a young animal/kid either a lamb or a calf, do not prepare to eat it by boiling it in its mother’s milk.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Whenever there was anyone with threads which are blue, purple or red or an expensive cloth, goats fur or rams skins or smoothened hide, or a hippo.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Whoever has blue, purple and red thread, fine linen, goat’s hair, ram’s skin dyed with red color, skin of dolphin, they brought them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There was- also -(some)-who-offered blue, purple and red yarn, fine linen, cloth that made of hair of the goat, skin of the male sheep that dyed red, and good kind of leather.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And other people brought their needle thread which was red and somewhat red and blue which they made from sipsips’ hair, and good cloths, and male sipsips’ skins on which they rubbed red paint, and dugong skins.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And thread good which be green/blue, with that which be purple, with that which be red, with hair of sheep/goats, with skins of sheep/goats which they apply with red stuff, with skins of which be soft, they who have it all, they took it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “And many people who had blue, purple, or red cloth or fine white linen or cloth made from goats’ hair or rams’ skins that were tanned/dyed red or leather made from goatskins brought some of these things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 36:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 36:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “Frames from acacia boards were made and were used for making the Tent stand.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They made the planks of acacia wood to set up the canopy.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then they made the walls of the Tent. The used acacia wood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, he made the shelter’s studs from akas wood, yet between the pairs of studs, he nailed cross-pieces, and so he made so that the pairs of studs became like door frames. [Since] it was like that, then the pairs of studs together with their cross-pieces existed as each of the pieces of the wall’s bones.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And they chop white-acacia, built it for wood of tent which be 48.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They made 48 frames from acacia wood and set them up to support the covers for the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “(He) made those rings to be near the band which (rings) the poles which are for carrying the table are entered/pushed into.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He put the rings near of the molding to hold the carrying poles of the table.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “near the rim. Here were they inserted the poles which is for carrying the table.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, he made four gol ring-handles for the table and then affixed them onto the table-top’s wide piece of gol so that it followed the table’s four legs. And so those ring-handles were holding two poles in order to be for the shouldering of the table.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “under tree its tooth, in order that they might put through its carry-wood there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The rings were fastened to the table near the rim.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 38:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 38:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “All the pillars for that courtyard were standing on things of bronze. And the runners and clips/hooks they are to be made from silver and/but the pillars are to be covered with silver at the top/head.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The poles around the courtyard were joined with silver ropes, its hooks were of silver and bases were of bronze. But the top of pillars were overlaid with silver.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The bases of the posts (were) bronze, and the hooks and the rods of-this (were) silver. The heads/tops of the posts (were) covered/overlaid with silver. All the posts around in the yard/courtyard had silver rods.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And they took bras for making all the fence’s post-bases. And they took silva for making the hooks and cross-pieces for each of the posts. And they enwrapped the tops (lit. heads) of the posts with wide pieces of silva also. [Since] it was like that then all the cross-pieces of the posts, they were only silva.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “They make planting-hole of fence all with metal red, and they make its beams with that which they pound be crooked head with gold white. Therefore, wood of fence all have beam which be gold white.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “All the posts around the courtyard were made of bronze, but the tops were covered with silver. The posts were connected with metal rods covered with silver. The clasps/fasteners and hooks were made of silver.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, (they/he) tied the other end of the chains to the straps of the ceremonial cloth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Other ends of the gold chains were tied to the gold filigree setting at the shoulder of ephod.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and the two ends of-the seemingly-chains they attached to two frames which-is gold which is-connected to-the straps of-the special clothing of-the priests.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And they tied the opposite ends of the cords onto the two gol holders for the bases of those stones. And then they tied those gol holders on the cords for his shoulder and so it held his trunk’s cloth.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and they seal head other in placing-hole of gem on shoulder.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They fastened the other end of each cord to the two settings/tiny frames that enclosed the stones. Then they attached the sacred pouch to the shoulder straps of the sacred apron.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “and someone place the basin for bathing/washing in the middle between the Tent and the altar and pour in some water.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “And placing the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar fill water in it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Put the basin between the Tent Meeting-Place and the altar, and put water in-it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And between my shelter and the table of offerings, you (sing.) must put the dish for water, and then pour water into it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “carry water jar big, put it between altar and door, put water in its belly.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Put the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)