complete verse (Exodus 22:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “When/If someone keeps money for somebody in his house and it is stolen, if that thief is traced and found, he has to compensate twice.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If someone gives money or goods to anyone to keep for him, and it is stolen, the thief shall pay double if he is found.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘For-example, a man stores-away his money or whatever thing to the house of his neighbor, and it got-stolen. If the thief is-caught, he must pay double.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘If a man brings his silva money, or his other things to stay with his fellow companion for him to watch over it, but a man of stealing comes and steals those things from his companion’s house, and then they apprehend him, the man of stealing must pay back two-each for the things to the owner of the things.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “If a man give a man thing [that] he might safekeep for it [eye], money or household things, and thief come steal it, if they find thief, he must give it for two.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Suppose someone gives to another person some money or other valuable goods and asks him to guard them in his house for a while. If those things are stolen from that person’s house, if the thief is caught, he must pay back twice as much as he stole.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 23:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “A person should not accept a bribe because that makes people blind so they do not do truth/right and it brings suffering to the innocent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Do not take bribes for the bribe makes you blind and twists the words of the righteous.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) should- not -accept a bribe, for a bribe makes- people -blind to the truth, and it will-hurt/harm justice for the innocent ones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘If a man coaxes you (pl.) with money and so says for you to make false talk to help him, you can’t/mustn’t listen/consent to him. For this practice messes up good people’s talk and so it causes the people who straighten disputes to destroy upright people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “A man, he must not you [mouth] buy, because bribe, they who see, it will injure them eye, and word of they who be good, it will turn it into evil.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Do not accept money that is a bribe, because officials who accept bribes are not able to decide what is right to do, and they do not allow innocent people to be treated fairly.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 24:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, he took the book of the covenant and read it aloud to the people. Then all the people responded saying that, ‘We shall follow and do everything that God has said.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then he took the Book of the Agreement and read this to the people. And the people answered, ‘We (excl.) will-obey everything that the LORD has-said. We (excl.) will-follow him.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it was done then he took the book of the law which was a sign of the agreement/decision which God struck with the Israel people, and he read the book’s talk to the people. They listened until it was finished and then they said, ‘We (excl.) will practice and follow rightly everything as the Chief spoke about.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Afterwards, he took book of word of covenant of God, read it in front of many people. And they say to him «This [which] Yahweh speak , we (excl.) will listen it all.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then he/I took the scroll on which he/I had written everything that Yahweh had commanded in the agreement that he had made, and he/I read it aloud, while all the people were listening. Then all the people said, ‘We will do all that Yahweh has told us to do. We will obey everything.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, someone place those two stones of law inside the box and someone close (it) with that lid.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “To put in the ark the tablets of the covenant which I will give you. Then put the atonement cover above the ark.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Place-inside the Box the wide stone on which is-written the Law which I will-give to you (sing.), and then you (sing.) cover the Box.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then I will give the two stones of the law to you (sing.), and then you will place them into the box’s interior. And when it’s done then close the box with its top.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When you will make it will be finished, stone be flat which I write word of my agreement on it which I will give you, you put it within it, you cover it head with place-of-mercy.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Put inside the chest the stone slabs that I will give you. Then fasten the lid onto the top of the chest.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 26:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “The two frames for the corners on the lower side should be made/fused together and then they are to be fixed tightly with one ring on the upper side.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “These must overlap from top to bottom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These corner boards will-be-joined/connected well from the bottom and made-tight to the top passing-through the one loop/thing-like-a-ring. The two corner boards must be-made the exact same way.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “At these two corners of the shelter’s back side, attach those pieces of wall bones with ring-handles and hooks, from its base going upward. Attach both of the corners of the shelter’s back side like that.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Wood these two [which] you will build on a corner , not (imp.) it bind below, bind it approximately crossbeam of above and its head. you shall did it thus on its both.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The two corner frames must be joined from the bottom to the top (OR, joined at both the bottom and the top). At the top of each of the two corner frames there must be a gold ring for holding the crossbar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 27:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 27:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “All the utensils in this Tent should be made of bronze, including all the pegs used for stretching the Tent and the compound.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All the utensils used in the tent, pegs of tent and pegs of courtyard must be of bronze.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All the things-for-use in the Place-of-Worship Tent must- all -be pure bronze including all the pegs to-support the Tent and the curtains of the courtyard.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And you (pl.) must take only bras and so use it for all the work-things of my shelter. And also, make small bras fasteners (lit. holders) for holding the ropes of the shelter, and so later you will pound them into the ground.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And other things which will be present inside of Dwelling-Tent-of-God all, and nail of tent with nail of fence all, you shall forge it with metal red.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “All the things that are not made of gold that are to be used inside the Sacred Tent and in the courtyard, and all the tent pegs to support the Sacred Tent and the curtains, must be made of bronze.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 28:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 28:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “Place (sing.) those things called Urim and Thummim, which are used for inquiring issues in the pocket worn on the chest so that Aaron will always be having it when he is coming before me God. He should ever be putting on this pocket so that he will be inquiring what I God desire from the Israelites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Put the ‘Urim’ and ‘Thummim’ in the judging breast piece. These should always be with him when Aaron goes in front of the Lord. In this way Aaron will always have with him the tools for judging over his heart whenever he goes before the Lord for the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Put the Urim and Thumim on the like-pocket(s) on the chest so it will-be on the chest of Aaron when he goes to my presence. So Aaron will- always -bring these two things when he goes to my presence so he will-know my will for the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, you (pl.) must take two things which are helping the man of offerings to receive knowledge of God’s will, and so place them into the fold of his chest’s cloth. Therefore when Aron enters the interior of my shelter and comes close to me, then these two things will be existing close to his chest, and so it will be helping him to receive knowledge about what things I want the Israel people to be doing.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “So, inside of pocket of cloth of chest, you shall put tassel which be called Urim with Thummim in it. When he comes before me, I Yahweh, he will come with that tassel on chest, in order that he might come ask me thing about children of Israel always.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Put into the sacred pouch the two things that the priest will use to determine my answers to the questions he asks. In that way, they will be close to his chest when he enters the Holy Place to talk to me. He will use them to find out what is my will for the Israeli people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 29:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Bring (sing.) again/also the other ram and tell Aaron and his sons to touch with their hands the head of that ram.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Take another ram, and then Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on ram’s head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Then take one-more/(the-other) male sheep, and have- Aaron and his sons -put their hands on the head of the sheep.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘And the other sipsip of offering, Aron and his male children will place their hands onto its head.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Afterwards, you shall take ram one, you shall say Aaron and his children that they must put it hand on head.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Take the other ram that was selected for these rituals, and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on the ram’s head.” (Source: Translation for Translators)