Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:2:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if a thief is caught breaking somebody’s house at night, and (he) is beaten to death, that man who killed does not have any blame/guilt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is killed, the one who killed him is not guilty of bloodshed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If he stole at-night and is-caught in the act, and he gets-killed, the one-(who)-killed him is- not -accountable.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘If a man of stealing breaks into a house at night, and the house owner strikes him dead, the house owner doesn’t have any bad fault for striking him dead.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If they find thief be present stealing thing at night, and they hit him he die, they not sin.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If a thief is caught while he is breaking into someone else’s house at night, if the one who catches him kills the thief, he is not guilty of murdering him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:3:
- Kupsabiny: “And if someone has done wrong, and he is being accused, don’t look at one one being poor and another one being rich.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) should- not -favor the poor ones in their case.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if they make a poor man (lit. man of scrounging) testify on charges, you (pl.) can’t/mustn’t engage in the practice of favoritism (lit. one wing) to help him.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Also, if they judge one who be poor, you (sing., imp.) not (imp.) him help with word of lies.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “When a poor person is on trial, do not testify in his favor just because he is poor and you feel sorry for him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:2:
- Kupsabiny: “But Moses, you are the only one who should come near to me. Those other people should not come near this mountain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Only you Moises can-come-near to me, others can- not -come-near. And the people should absolutely not come-up/climb-up here with you (sing.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But Moses, you alone come close to me, the Chief. But the other people won’t be able/permitted to come close to me. And the crowd also won’t be able/permitted to ascend and come with you.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And you Moses, you (sing., imp.) approach [this direction] me [body] alone. Those people [who] will come with you , they must do not me [body] approach [this direction] with people others those [who] remain bottom of mountain.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses, I will allow you alone to come near to me. The others must not come near, and the rest of the people must not come up the mountain.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:16:
- Kupsabiny: “After that someone take the two stones that are flat-and-thin which I will give you on which I have written the law and someone put (them) into the box.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant which I will give you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then put-in the Box the wide stone on which was-written the Agreement which I will-give you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And later I will give two stones of the law to you (sing.). And so you will place those two stones into the box.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When you will make it will be finished, stone be flat which I writing word my agreement on it which I will give you, you put it within it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Put inside the chest the two stone slabs that I will give you, on which I have written my commandments.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Let those curtains be of the same size and each have a length of thirteen meters with a width of two meters.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Each and every panel of cloth must be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. Each panel of clothes must be the same size.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Each cloth-material must-be 45 feet and about six feet wide.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “These eleven cloths must turn out just the same. Their length will amount to seven and a half fathoms. And their width will amount to one fathom.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “That cloth, the one let it not (imp.) the one be greater with length with width. Its length, let it be joint of hand which be 30, and its width, let it be joint of hand four.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Each piece of cloth is to be 15 yards/13.5 meters long and 2 yards/1.8 meters wide.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 27:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Pots/pans for scooping up ash where oil/fat has dripped, big spoons, bowls, forks and things for fire should be made. All these things should be made of bronze.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Make a vessel for keeping ashes of the altar, ashes removing shovels, basin, forks to take the meat out and fire pans. These all must be of bronze.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “All the things-for-use of the altar must also be-made of bronze — the place-to-put the ashes, shovels, bowls, big forks for meat, and the thing-to-put-on live-coals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And also, you (pl.) must make dishes to be for tossing [out] fire ashes, and utensils for fire ashes, and cups for putting animals’ blood in, and forks to be for poking/stabbing animal flesh, and plates to be for fetching fire. All these things you must be making from bras alone.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And you pound metal red for ash-clearer, and skewer, and sprinkle-gourd, and meat-roasting-wood, with fire-collectors.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They must make pans in which to put the greasy ashes from the animal sacrifices. Also they must make shovels for cleaning out the ashes, basins and forks for turning the meat as it cooks, and buckets for carrying hot coals/ashes. All of these things must be made from bronze.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 28:14:
- Kupsabiny: “with/and two chains of pure gold which are plaited together like ropes and tie (them) onto those two golden things.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then make two twisted gold chains. Join these chains to the settings.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “have-(someone)-put two pure gold things-like-chains in-order-to attach(-them) to the shoulder of the clothing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And also, they must braid two gol cords to turn out like a [braided] rope, and so they [will] tie these two cords onto the gol holders of the bases of those two stones.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “and they must pound gold red for chain two which appears as rope which they braid, seal it in placing-hole of hail.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Tell them to make two tiny chains that are braided like cords, and fasten the chains to the settings.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:3:
- Kupsabiny: “All that food should be put in one basket so that it can be removed/given to me when that young bull and the two rams are sacrificed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Putting these breads in a basket bring along with a bull and two rams,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then put- this bread -inside the basket and bring (them) to me along-with the young-bull cow and the two male sheep.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Put those brets into a [large] shoulder basket, and then bring it to me together with the bulmakao and those two sipsips.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “put it in basket one, carry it [this direction] to me, and take [this direction] rams two to me with young bull.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Put them in a basket and offer them to me when you sacrifice the young bull and the two rams.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
