complete verse (Exodus 7:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘If the king wants you (plur.) to do a miracle so that he may know that I am the one who sent you, tell Aaron to throw down his stick before that ruler. That is when that stick will change into a snake.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “‘When Pharaoh says to you ‘perform some miracle’ then you say to Aaron, ‘throw your staff down before Pharaoh’. It will become a snake.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘If the king of Egipto says that you (plur.) are-to-do/perform a miracle, you (sing.) Moises are-to-say to Aaron, ‘Throw your (sing.) staff/walking-stick in-front of the king, and it will-become a snake.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘If the great chief of the Isip people says for the two of you to do some miracle to show that I sent the two of you, then you (sing.) will speak to Aron in order that he take his walking stick and then throw it down in the sight of the great chief of Isip, and then his stick will change itself and become a snake.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “«When king of Egypt will say to you ‹Show me power your by miracles,› you Moses, you say [to] Aaron that he take his cane, let him throw it down in front king, [in order that] it might changed into serpent.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “‘If the king says to you, ‘Prove that God sent you by performing a miracle,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Throw your stick down in front of the king, in order that it may become a snake.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then God told Moses that, ‘Tell Aaron that, ‘Stretch out your stick and strike the ground. Then, the dust in the whole land of Egypt will turn/become gnats.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord told to Moses again, ’Tell Aaron, take your stick and hit the dust of the ground; then the dust will become the gnats throughout the Egypt.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘Tell Aaron to strike his staff/walking-stick on the ground, and the dust-particles will-be-made-into mosquitoes throughout the whole/entire land of Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that the Chief spoke to Moses like this, ‘Tell Aron to lift up his stick and then hit the ground, and then the dust of the ground in every area of Isip will become sand flies.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses «you say to Aaron ‹Take cane your, you lift hand, hit dust of earth let it change into mosquito in country of Egypt all.›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Tell Aaron to strike the ground with his stick. When he does that, all the fine particles of ground/dust will become gnats, all over the land of Egypt.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “But I left you so that I might show you my authority/power that I might be proclaimed in the whole of the world/earth.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But in order to show my power and that my name may be honored throughout the earth (emph.) I have let you live.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But I have-allowed you (sing.) to-live for this reason: so-that I can-show you (sing.) my power and so-that my name will-be famous throughout the entire/whole world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But I didn’t do like that because I want to show you (pl.) my great strength, and so I want my reputation to fully reach every area on earth. And so for this reason I appointed/placed you (sing.).” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But, that which you be spared for it, it is that I might show you my power, [that] they might call my name with it all on earth.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But I have let you live. The reason I have let you live is to show you my power, with the result that people all over the earth will know how great I am.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 10:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses stretched out his walking stick to that land (Egypt). God sent wind of/from the East. That wind blew the whole day and night. And early in the morning, it could be seen that the wind had actually brought locusts.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So Moses held up his staff over Egypt. Then the Lord made an east wind blow across the land all that day and night. The next morning that wind had brought the locusts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Moises pointed his staff towards the land of Egipto, and the LORD sent wind from the east (for) the whole day and night. By-morning the wind had-brought locusts” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Okay, therefore Moses lifted up his stick so that it pointed toward the area of Isip, and then Chief God caused a great wind to come forth from the sun’s rising, for the duration of a whole day and night. And in the early morning on the next day, just then the wind pushed the grasshoppers so that they came.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore Moses took cane, lift hand in country of Egypt, and The Lord made wind blow [this direction] from the East on that day and night all. When it became light in the morning, they saw it that wind carry [this direction] locust.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I held out his/my stick as though he/I was stretching it over the whole land of Egypt. Then Yahweh caused a strong wind to blow from the east, and it blew over the land all that day and all that night. By the next morning, it had brought the locusts.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 12:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Keep those animals, and/but when the day is getting late on the fourteenth day of that month, let each household in Israel slaughter (its/his) animal/goat/lamb.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You are to take good care of the animal until the fourteenth day of the month. On that very day at twilight all the community of Israel must slaughter the animals.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) should-take-care of it until the twilight/dusk of the 14th day of the month which is the time that the whole community of Israel is-to-butcher/slaughter these animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘You (pl.) will watch over them well until this month’s fourteenth day. In the afternoon twilight on that day, you all will butcher them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “That sheep/goat, you keep it for days four. On that14of day, when eye goes to black, family of people of Israel all, let them slaughter animal their.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “You must take special care of these animals until the 14th day of the month. On that day, all the Israeli people must slaughter the lambs or goats in the evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 12:38)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:38:

  • Kupsabiny: “There were many other people who went with this people. They went with a lot of animals including sheep/goats and cattle.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Many other people went up with them. Large flocks and herds also went along.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There-were also many non Israelinhon who went with them, and they also brought many animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “They took each and every herd of their bulmakaos and sipsips and memes and so went together with them. And many other people went with them also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And others who be many went with them together, and cows which be many, and sheep/goats which be many.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Many other people who were not Israelis went along with them. There were also livestock, the flocks of sheep and goats and herds of cattle.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 13:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 13:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses took the bones of Joseph as Joseph had emphasised to the Israelites. Joseph had at that time told those people that, ‘Surely God will rescue you, and when it has come to pass like that, go with my bones from this land.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses also took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made his brothers swear an oath saying ‘when God sets you free; you also take my bones with you from this place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises brought the bones of Jose, according-to what Jose had-made- the Israelinhon -swear to-do beforehand. Jose had-said in-time-past, ‘God will- surely -free you (plur.). When (it) now happens that you (plur.) now leave this place, [you (plur.)] take-along my bones.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And Moses took Iosep’s bones also and then they went, because previously Iosep charged the Israel people in order that they promise him, and so he said, ‘Later, God will help you (pl.) and so bring you so that you leave Isip. And in that day, you must take my bones so that it goes with you also.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses carried bones of Joseph, because Joseph before said to people of Israel they must swear concerning it. He said to them «If God visits you, you carry away my bones out from this place.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I had them take along the bones of Joseph with them/us, because Joseph long ago had made the Israeli people promise solemnly that they would do that. He had said to them, ‘God will enable your descendants to leave Egypt. When that happens, you must carry my bones with you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 14:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 14:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “But the Israelites had gone on dry ground with walls of water being on both sides.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground. A wall of water stood on their right and on their left.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the Israelinhon on-the-other-hand went-through on dry land in the middle of the sea, wherein the water seemed-as-if a stone-wall on both sides/[lit. side and side].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But the Israel people walked and crossed over and went to the other side on dry ground. And the ocean became like a railing/barrier at the edge of their path on this side and that side.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Israel, when they had crossed other side, they went on a place which be dry, and water stopped as fence on the right and left their.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But we Israeli people had already crossed through the sea by walking on dry ground, with the water being like two walls, one on the right side and one on the left side.” (Source: Translation for Translators)