fine leather

The Hebrew that is translated as “fine leather” or “badger/porpoise skin” in English is translated in Kutu as ng’hwembe ya mhala or “skins of bushbuck” (for bushbuck, see here ). (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)

In Yao, it is translated as “soft leather of a big sea animal” (source: UBS, project-specific translation notes in Paratext), in Newari as “dolphin skin” (source: Newari Back Translation), in Kupsabiny as “hides of a hippo” (source: Kupsabiny Back Translation), and in Opo as “soft skins” (source: Opo Back Translation).

The English Jewish Orthodox ArtScroll Tanach translation (publ. 2011) transliterates it as tachash-hide. (Source: Zetzsche)

See also fine leather and dugong.

complete verse (Exodus 4:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “But Moses said that ‘Oh, Lord, I beg you to look for another person whom you may send.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses said, "O Lord, please send another one for this [job is implied]."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Moises said, ‘Oh Lord, if possible [you (sing.)] just send another (person).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But Moses said, ‘O no! Chief, I’m not able. [It’s] good for you to send someone else.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And he answered for him it «Oh! my lord, I beg you, that you may send another!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But he/I replied, ‘O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else instead!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 5:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 5:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then those Egyptian leaders beat the people of Israel who were in charge of /the foremen) those slaves. They asked, ‘Why have you not made the bricks like what you used to make?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The slave drivers beat the foreman from Israel saying, ‘Why are you making a smaller number of bricks than before?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then they beat/whipped the Israelinhon foremen and asked, ‘Why were- you (plur.) not -able-to-do yesterday and today the number of bricks that has-been-assigned- for you (plur.) -to-do, which (is) the same number in-time-past?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the work leaders of the Isip people were whipping the Israel people’s spokespersons of the laborers and so said, ‘Why is it that you didn’t finish your work of making hard stones yesterday and today, as your were doing before?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Israel who chiefs of work put for head of work, they took them, beat them, asking like this «Today yesterday, What is it that you not for it bricks make that it might be fulfilled as when you made it previously?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “When they were not able to do that, the slave bosses had the Israeli supervisors beaten with sticks, and they asked them, ‘Why have all the men you are supervising not been able to make the same number of bricks today/now as they did before ?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 6:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Aaron married Elisheba the daughter of Amminadab. Elisheba was the sister to Nahshon. That lady bore Aaron these men: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. She bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Aaron married Elisheba, the child of Aminadab and sibling/(sister) of Nashon. Their male children they were-namely Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Itamar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And Aron married a woman named Eliseba. She was the female child of Aminadap, and her brother’s name was Nason. Aron’s spouse Eliseba bore her male children whose names were as follows: Nadap and Abiu and Eleasar and Itamar.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Elisheba who be the sister of Nahshon who be the daughter of Amminadab, Aaron took her for his wife. She bore for him Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:25:

  • Kupsabiny: “Things stayed like that for seven days since God had started the plague.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seven days passed since the Lord struck the water of the river Nile.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After seven days had-passed from-(the time) when the LORD struck the Nile River through Aaron,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the Chief made so that the water of the Nail was bad like that for a duration of seven days.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When The Lord struck river of Nile, afterwards, there were days seven.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “One week/Seven days passed after Yahweh caused the water in the Nile River to become red like blood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “Though it had happened like that, the ruler again hardened his head. So, he refused to release those people to go.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Again Pharon hardened his heart and did not let the people go.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the king still hardened his heart and he did- not -let- the Israelinhon -go.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The flies went and were finished, but the great chief of the Isip people was unwavering and refused to listen again, and so he didn’t allow the people to go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But king of Egypt again be hard heart, not people of Israel let go [that] they might go.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But the king was stubborn this time also, and he did not allow the Israeli people to go.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “but the wheat was not spoiled because it was late to ripen.)” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “However, because the wheat had not yet sprouted nothing happened to it” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the wheat and the espelta was- not -destroyed/ruined for these are- not yet -ready-to-be-harvested.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But the wit and kusemet didn’t die, because their season hadn’t come about yet.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But, wheat not spoil, because it remained, not fruited.)” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But none of the wheat crops was ruined, because their shoots were still very small.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 10:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘Just as you have said I will never pass before you again.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses said, "As you say, I will never again appear before you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘If that is what you (sing.) want, I will- no-longer -show-up to you (sing.) again.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Moses said, ‘It’s like you say. I won’t come and see your face any more.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses said to him «As you said it, you not me again will see!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I replied, ‘You are correct! You will never see me again!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)