complete verse (Exodus 39:41)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:41:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) brought the woven clothes which the priests put on when working in the God’s Tent, including Aaron’s clothes and those of his sons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “the woven garments, sacred garments of Aaron the priest and garments of his sons for going to serve as the priest.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and the holy clothing/garments for Aaron to wear and his sons when they served as priest in the Tent” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, they brought the decorations for the people of offerings to Moses as follows: Aron’s upright decorations for offering, and his male children’s good decorations for offering. Those decorations are for the people of offerings to put on in doing their work in the interior of God’s shelter, in the place which has a somewhat great mark of ownership.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “with clothing of priests, clothes of head of priests namely Aaron and clothes of his male children who be priests.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the beautiful sacred clothes for Aaron to wear when he did his work in the Holy Place, and the special clothes for his sons to wear as they did their work as priests.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “After finishing, he placed the basin in the middle between the Tent and the altar and poured water into it for bathing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Placing the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar he put water in it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He also put the basin between the Tent and the altar, and he put water for washing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it was done, then he put the table for water between the shelter and the table of offerings and so he poured water into it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “He also put water jar big between altar with door, put water in its belly.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He/I set the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the bronze altar, and he/I filled the washbasin with water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 2:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “That girl of the king said to the woman that, ‘I want you to take (him) and suckle/breastfeed so that I will give you something.’ That lady took the child and went to suckle it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, ‘Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will give you (fam) wages.’ The women took the baby and nursed him (for some time)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The princess said to her, ‘Take this child and nurse-(him) for me. Take-care-of him for I will-give-a-wage to you (sing.).’ So she took the child and took-care-of-(him).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that his mother came and arrived, and so the daughter of the great chief said, ‘I want you (sing.) to help me and so take this child and then nurse him and look after him well. And then I will pay you.’ Therefore that child’s mother took him and so was nursing him.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And daughter of king of Egypt said to her «Carry this child, that you might give him breast, and I will give you money.» Therefore, mother carried him, gave him breast.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The king’s daughter said to her, ‘Please take this baby and nurse him for me. I will pay you for doing that.’ So the woman/my mother took him/me and nursed him/me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 3:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 3:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Go and assemble/gather all the elders/leaders of the people of Israel and tell them that, ‘The God of our grandfathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has revealed himself to me. He has sent me to tell you, ‘I have seen the thing the Egyptians are doing to you (plur.).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You go and gather the leaders of the Israelites and say, ‘The Lord of your ancestors- Abraham, Isaac and Jacob has appeared to me and said, ‘I have come to you. I have seen the trouble given to you in Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD said to Moises, ‘Go and gather the ones-who-rule over Israel and tell them, ‘The LORD, the God of your (plur.) ancestors/[lit. old-ones] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me, and said: I have- really -watched-over you (plur.), and I have-seen what the Egiptohanon are-doing to you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘You will go gather the elders of the Israel people and then speak to them like this, ‘The Chief, the God of your ancestors Abraam and Aisak and Iakop, appeared to me and then said: I am God, I’m looking after you. And I see all the bad things which the Isip people are doing to you.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you go gather elders of people of Israel [body], you say to them like this ‹Yahweh who be God of ancestors your, God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, he showed me [body], said to me «I see you and evil things which Egyptians did against you,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Go to Egypt and gather together the elders/leaders of the Israeli people, and say to them, ‘Yahweh God, the one your ancestors worshiped, the one Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped, appeared to me. He said to him/me, ‘I have been watching closely what the Egyptian people have done to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 4:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “But Zipporah took a sharp stone like a knife and cut the foreskin of her son and attached it on the feet of Moses and told him that, ‘Truly you are my husband of blood.’ Zipporah said like that to show the circumcision. So, God did not kill Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “From then on, the Lord without killing him left him alone. (At that time Zipporah said, ‘you are the-linked-to-me-husband’ In that way she referred to the circumcision [lit. body (loc.) sign putting].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Zipora took a sharp stone and circumcised her child, and (with) the skin that she took-(off) she touched the genitals/sexual-organ of Moises. Then Zipora said, ‘You (sing.) (are) a bloody husband to me.’ (Zipora said this in connection with the circumcision.) So the LORD did- not -kill Moises.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Moses’ spouse spoke like that because she was thinking about the event of her son’s ritual skin-cutting. And so God didn’t destroy Moses.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, God released him. Be reason of phallus cut off that she say for it him «you my husband, you make blood run down!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • Hausa Common Language Bible (4:25-26): “But Ziffora his-wife she took stone-of cutting owner-of eat, she cut skin-of penis-of her-son with it, she touched front-of [i.e. genitals-of] Musa with foreskin she say, ‘Certainly, because-of this pouring with blood, they-have confirmed with our relationship’. Yahweh then ignored him. And she said, ‘You are a bridegroom that has been confirmed with his relationship through circumcision.‘” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)
  • English: “She said to him, ‘You are safe now because you have been circumcised.’ So Yahweh did not harm her son.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 6:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “I made a covenant with them that they would come and live/settle in the land of Canaan where there were living as foreigners.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I also made a covenant with them that I would give them Canaan country where they were living as foreigners at that time” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I have-made an agreement with them, that I will-give them the land of Canaan where they lived as strangers.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And in that day, I struck my true decision/agreement with them to give the land of Kenan to be theirs. But they were living in that land like guests/visitors.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And ground of Canaan which they live there as foreigners, I put for them word of covenant down that I will give it to them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “I also made my solemn agreement with them, promising to give them the Canaan region. That was the area in which they were living as foreigners.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “And so, Moses and Aaron accepted to do what God told them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Moses and Aaron did as Lord commanded.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises and Aaron obeyed what the LORD commanded them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore Moses and Aron did as the Chief spoke to the two of them about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And that which The Lord said to them they must do, they went did it all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Aaron and Moses/I did what Yahweh told them/us to do. They/We went and spoke to the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “God did as Moses had prayed/requested/asked. The frogs in the houses, homes and those in the fields died.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord did what Moses asked. And the frogs in the houses, courtyard and in the field died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And the LORD fulfilled what Moises requested/asked-for. The frogs died in the houses, in the yards, and in the fields.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore Chief God did as Moses asked him about. And so the frogs were dying in the houses and in the centre of the village and in the garden also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord heard that which Moses said. Frog which be present house, and inside of fence, and field, it died all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “And Yahweh did just what Moses/I asked him to do. As a result, all the frogs in the houses, in their courtyards, and in the fields died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)