complete verse (Exodus 30:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 30:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “They should wash themselves before entering my tent or coming near the altar to burn sacrifices.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “whenever they enter the tent or go near the altar to burn the offering offered by fire, they must wash their hands and feet. Otherwise, they will die. This became the law forever to Aaron and his generation to come.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “before they enter the Meeting-Together-Place Tent, and before they approach/come-near the altar to offer to me offerings by-means-of fire. They must wash their hands and feet so-that they will- not -die. Aaron and his descendants must obey/follow this decree/[lit. what-is-to-be-followed] for coming generations.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Always, when they enter into my shelter, they must wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And also, when they go near to my table of offerings to make offerings to me onto the fire,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “On hour which they enter [that direction] inside of Dwelling-Tent-of-God, or when they draw close altar [body] to thing give, they must wash with that water so that they not (imp.) die.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “before they enter the Sacred Tent and before they come to the altar to sacrifice offerings that will be burned on it. If they do that, they will not die because of disobeying my instructions.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 31:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 31:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “Honor this day of rest because it is set aside for your sake. Any person who disobeys/despises this day and works, deserves to be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You should keep the Sabbath day. It is holy for you. Whoever does not keep it must be put to death. Whoever works on this day must be destroyed from among his people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Yes, you (plur.) should-obey what I am having- you (plur.) -to-do on the Day For-Resting, for this is a holy day for you (plur.). Anyone who does- not -follow what- I am -having-(them)-to-do/fulfill on that day must surely be-killed. Anyone who works on that day you (plur.) are-to- no-longer -consider (them) under- your (plur.) -jurisdiction.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘ ‘And I placed a mark of ownership also on the Day of Rest. Therefore you (pl.) must rest yourselves on it. If anyone doesn’t respect the Day of Rest, you (pl.) must strike him dead. And if anyone does work on that day, you must dissociate with him so that he goes far from his people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “So, you must remember rest day, because it be holy. one who will reject it, they must kill him. one who will do work on that day, they must be divided with his people.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “You must obey my rules about the Sabbath days because they are holy/sacred. Those who treat those days in an irreverent way by working on those days must be executed to show that I no longer consider them to belong to my people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 32:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 32:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people of the house of Levi did like that. That day they killed almost three thousand people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So the Levites did what Moses has said That (emph.) day about 3000 people died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The descendants of Levi obeyed as Moises commanded them, and that day about 3,000 people died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Okay, therefore the Livai people went and did as Moses spoke to them of. And in that day three thousand people died.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Levi do it as Moses had said to them. On that day, they kill men who be about 3,000.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The descendants of Levi did what Moses/I told them to do, and they killed 3,000 men on that day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 34:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 34:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Prepare yourself tomorrow and climb up the Mountain of Sinai and come to show yourself to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Being ready early in the morning come up on top of Mount Sinai before me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You prepare/be-ready tomorrow morning, and you climb-up on Mount Sinai.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Tomorrow morning, you must take these two stones and then arise and come to me on the top of the mountain and be standing here.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, you (sing., imp.) prepare [body] for morning. Tomorrow in the morning, you (sing., imp.) come to me on top of Mountain of Sinay.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Get ready tomorrow morning, and come up to the top of Sinai Mountain again to talk with me there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 34:34)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “But when he entered into the Tent to discuss/share news with God, he opened/unveiled his eyes/face. And when he came out, he told the people what God had said. While he was telling the news,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses would remove the veil from his face until he came out when he went to the Lord to speak with him. Then coming out he would tell to the Israelites whatever the Lord commanded.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But when he enter the Tent Meeting-Place to speak with the LORD, he remove the covering until he came-out of the Tent. When he came-out, he would tell the Israelinhon everything what the LORD had commanded him,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And always when Moses entered into the Chief‘s shelter to talk with him, he removed that small cloth until he came back out again. And then when Moses came forth and went and then spoke to the Israel people with whatever talk he spoke to him with,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, when Moses goes to The Lord to speak, he was uncovering clothes from his face until he had exited [this direction] out. When he was exiting [this direction] out to thing tell for children of Israel,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But whenever Moses/I entered the Sacred Tent to talk with Yahweh, he/I removed the veil. When he/I came back out, he/I would always tell to the Israeli people everything that Yahweh had commanded him/me to tell them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “right from engraving things and how gold, silver and bronze are shaped.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “It is done so that he may make artistic design to work of gold, silver and bronze,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “to make beautiful things of/gold, silver, and bronze;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And so he will be able to do artwork with gol and silva and bras.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, he be wise for forging, gold red, and gold white, and metal red.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 36:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 36:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those corner frames were fixed together on the lower/bottom side and were squeezed/tightened with one ring on the upper/top side. Both were made like that.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Both of these were doubled from top to bottom. These were joined from top to bottom at the corners of the plank. They made these planks alike for the both corners.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These corner frames were-attached/joined firmly from the bottom to the top. They made the same to the two frames of the corners.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “At the two corners of the shelter’s back, he attached those wall bones with ring-handles and hooks, from its base and going upward. He attached the two corners of the shelter’s back like that.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Tree those two they nail-together on corner , they not it bind under, they jar be it approximately crossbeam of middle with its head. They did it thus on both.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The two corner frames were 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 they fastened a gold ring for holding the crossbar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Bezalel made seven lamps, the things used for cutting wicks and things to remove ashes/burned wicks with from pure gold.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They made seven lamps, a wick trimmer and trays of pure gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also made seven lights/(lamp), the trimmers/tongs of-it, and the thing-to-catch the ashes from the wick of the light. It is- all -pure gold.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “He did like that and when it was done, then he made seven lams. And he made things like gol tongs to be for the cutting of the edges of the lams wiks. And also, he made a gol plate for the lams.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And they pound for it bowl seven, and its candle-extinguisher, and platter which they throw candle which be quenched in it. They pound be it with gold which not [eye] be mixed with other things.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Bezalel also made seven small cups for holding oil. He put one cup on top of the shaft and he put the others on top of the branches. He made from pure gold the tongs for removing the burned wicks and the trays in which to put the burned wicks.” (Source: Translation for Translators)