complete verse (Exodus 12:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:37:

  • Kupsabiny: “The Israelites left the city of Rameses and went to Succoth. All men in this journey were six hundred thousand (600,000) without counting women and children.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Israelites walked from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six lakh men besides women and children.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon traveled/journeyed from Rameses toward Sucot. (There were) about 600,000 men in-all, not including/counting the women and children.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that the Israel people left Rameses village, and then walked and went to Sukot village. The crowd which walked, the number of the males alone amounted to six hundred thousand (600,000). But they didn’t count women and children.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Israel arose from Ramses, went Succoth. Men who went, they be 600,000 alone. And women and children, they not them count amongst them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The Israeli people traveled from Rameses city to Succoth town. There were about 600,000 men who went, in addition to the women and children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 13:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 13:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, God led those people through the wilderness towards the Red Sea. They left/got up from Egypt prepared for any war/battle.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So God took them around by the desert road toward the Red Sea. The Israelites went up out of Egypt carrying arms for the battle.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore God caused- them -to-go-around the desert going-towards the Red Sea. The Israelinhon were-armed for battle when- they -left Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore God took them so that they went around the desolate area and then followed the road which goes to the Red ocean. And the Israel people took things of fighting too and so they left the area of Isip and walked and went.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, God took them on the road which goes wilderness, which ends at sea which is named Water Red. When people of Israel went out from Egypt, they prepared for war.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Instead, God led them to go around through the desert toward the Red Sea (OR, the Gulf of Suez). When the Israeli people left Egypt, they were carrying weapons to fight their enemies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 14:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “Water returned and covered those chariots and the people who were moving on the horses together with all the soldiers of Egypt who followed those Israelites up to there. Not even one escaped among those who went into the sea.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen and all the army of Pharaoh that had followed them. No one of them survived.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The waters covered/enveloped all the soldiers of the king of Egipto who chased the Israelinhon including their horse riders and chariots. Not even one of them was-able-to-survive/was-saved.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the ocean flowed back and so covered the karises and karis owners and all the fighting people of the great chief of Isip. [Of] the Isip people who followed the Israel people and went into the midst of the ocean there, none of them returned back. All of them died and were finished.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And chariot of horse, and horsemen, and army which followed people of Israel all, it covered them head. There is no one who be spared.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The water returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen and the whole Egyptian army that had tried to follow us Israelis into the sea. Every one of the Egyptians drowned.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 16:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “As they were still there at/in the wilderness, those people quarreled with Moses and Aaron.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There in the desolate-place the entire community complained to Moises and Aaron.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “In that desolate area, all the Israel people complained to Moses and Aron.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Israel all, they grumbled against Moses and Aaron in wilderness that.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “There in the desert, the Israeli people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 16:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:34:

  • Kupsabiny: “Aaron later put/placed (the) manna inside the Covenant Box doing as God told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna before the Testimony, that it might be kept for the generations to come.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Aaron obeyed this according-to what the LORD commanded Moises. Aaron put the manna before/in the Box of the Law in-order-to preserve/[lit. hide/kept] it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Okay, Aron did as the Chief spoke to Moses about, and so he set that mana down close to the box for the law, and so it permanently remained there.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “As The Lord said to Moses, Aaron put jar that together with thing of remembrance covenant of God, in order that it might not be lost.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Many years later, as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me, Aaron put the jar in front of the box that contained the stone slabs on which the Ten Commandments were written.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 18:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 18:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘People come to me wanting me to show them what God wants.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses replied, I need to do these things because people came to me to know the will of God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises answered, ‘I am-doing this because the people come-near to me to know/(discover) the will of God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then Moses spoke to his father in law like this, ‘The people come to me because they want to know God’s will and so follow [it].” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Moses answered for him it «Be reason of many people coming to me for thoughts of God to hear.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I replied, ‘I am doing this because the people keep coming to me to find out what God desires.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 19:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “When God came down to the mountain of Sinai, (he) called Moses to go up the mountain. Then Moses climbed up to go there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord came down upon the top of Mt. Sinai and called up to the top of mountain and Moses ascended (to God).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD came-down on top of Mount Sinai, and he told Moises to-climb to the top of the Mountain. So Moises climbed” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the Chief came down and then stood on the top of Sainai mountain. And then he called Moses to ascend and go there to the top of the mountain. Therefore Moses ascended and went,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, The Lord came head of Mountain of Sinay, and he called [this direction] Moses to him. And Moses climbed there,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh came down again onto the top of Sinai Mountain, and he summoned Moses/me to come up to the top of the mountain. So Moses/I went up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 21:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “These are the laws you should tell the people/stomach of Israel” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘There are the rules you are to teach to the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘These are the regulations/rules that you (sing.) are-to-cause- the Israelinhon -to-obey:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “God spoke again like this, ‘You (sing.) must give the following laws to them:” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “«This be law which you will put down for people of Israel.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Here are some other instructions to give to the Israeli people:” (Source: Translation for Translators)