Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 27:1:
- Kupsabiny: “You (sing.) must see to it that the place of sacrifice/alter is built with/using acacia boards. All the four sides should be the same size, each side should be seven feet and 6 inches and going up to be four feet and 6 inches.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Make a square altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (sing.)] have-(someone)-make a square altar of acacia. Its length and width is (to be) seven and a half feet, and the height is (to be) four and one half feet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “God spoke again like this, ‘You (pl.) must take akas wood and then make a table of offerings with it. Its height will extend 54 inches (lit. to our[incl] opposite elbow’s bending), and its length and width will turn out the same and extend 90 inches (lit. one fathom and an extra part extending to our[incl] elbow’s bending).” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And God also say Moses like this «you (sing., imp.) say children of Israel that they must chop white-acacia, they must build it for altar [so that] it be square which its width be joint of hand five and its height be joint of hand three.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘Tell them to make an altar from acacia wood. It is to be square, 7-1/2 feet/2.2 meters on each side, and make it 4-1/2 feet/1.3 meters high.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 28:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Someone tie those stone on the straps of that sacrificial cloth on/at the shoulder for remembrance of Jacob’s sons. And in this way, Aaron will be walking around with the names of Jacob’s sons so that I will be remembering my people forever.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As a way of remembering the 12 tribes of Israel the two stones are to be put on Aaron shoulders. In this way he will bear their names while going into the Holy Place. By that I the Lord will always remember my own people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and fasten this on the strap of the special clothing of the priests as remembrance stones for the tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will- always -carry their names into my presence, and I will-remember them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And when it’s done, then people of artwork will tie those two stones onto the two shoulder cords which they previously tied onto the cloth of his trunk. And so these two stones will be a sign of the twelve clans of the Israel people. [When] it’s like that then Aron will be shouldering their names on those two stones, and so I will see [it] and then remember my people always.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And let them sew it on arm of cloth of thigh, on shoulder. That is how they will remember tribes of children of Israel. So, when Aaron goes in front of Yahweh, he will go with gem those two on shoulder, in order that name of tribes of Israel it not (imp.) him [ear] forget.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then he should fasten the stones onto the shoulder straps of the sacred apron, to represent the twelve Israeli tribes. In that way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes on his shoulders in order that I, Yahweh, will never forget my people (OR, in order that he will always remember that those tribes belong to Yahweh).” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When you anoint Aaron and/with his sons so that they can do the work of sacrifices, you must use a young bull and two spotless rams.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “These are the works that you must do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me- bring a bull without defect and two rams without defect.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘This is what you are-to-do to dedicate Aaron and his children/(sons) so they may serve me as priests. [You (sing.)] take a young-bull cow and two male sheep/(rams) with no defects.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “God spoke to Moses again like this, ‘You (sing.) must follow procedure as follows for applying the mark of ownership onto Aron and his male children in order that they become my people of offerings. Take a newly grown male bulmakao and two male sipsips who don’t have any sore spot.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And God also say Moses «When you will consecrate Aaron and his children as my priests, you shall do it like this: you shall select rams two which lack bad thing on body and young bull.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘This is what you must do to dedicate Aaron and his sons to serve me by being priests: Select one young bull and two rams that do not have any defects.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 29:33:
- Kupsabiny: “(They) should eat the thing used in that sacrifice to cleanse sin when they are being set apart/ordained. The priests are the only ones who should eat that food and not any other person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They can eat that presented for the consecration and atonement. Others cannot eat them because they are sacred.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Only those who-can-eat this meat and bread which was-offered for the forgiveness of their sin at their ordination. No one will-be-able to eat this along-with them for these foods (are) just for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “On the day in which they put a mark of ownership on them so that they be my people of offerings, they will eat that offering food. That offering is for the wiping away of their bad deeds. They alone are able/permitted to eat that food. No other person is able to eat it, because that food also has a taboo/mark of ownership.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “So, flesh which they will give for forgiveness of sin on day when they will consecrate them as priests, they will eat [flesh] it. But, others, they must not (imp.) it eat [flesh], because it be sacred.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They must eat the meat of the ram that was sacrificed to forgive them for their sins when they were dedicated to do this work. They are the only ones who are permitted to eat this meat. Those who are not priests are not allowed to eat it, because it is dedicated to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 30:19:
- Kupsabiny: “That is where Aaron and his sons will be washing their hands and feet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet in it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “This is what Aaron and his children/(sons) are-to-use to wash their hands and feet,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Aron and his male children must wash their hands and their feet with that water.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, Aaron and his male children, that is what they wash foot with hand there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Aaron and his sons must ritually wash their hands and their feet with this water” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 31:13:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Tell the nation of Israel that: You should honor my day of rest. Let that be something in which you will be thinking/knowing me in the coming days that I God created you to be my people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘Say like this to the Israelites, ‘Keep my Sabbath day. It will be sign between me and you for generation to generation. You will know that I am the Lord who makes you holy.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “that he should-tell this to the Israelinhon: ‘You (plur.) must obey what I am-having- you (plur.) -to-do on the Day For-Resting, for this is a sign of our (incl.) agreement until generations to come. In this way you (plur.) will-know that I am-namely the LORD who chose you (plur.) to-become my people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘You (sing.) must speak to the Israel people as follows. ‘Always you (pl.) must rest yourselves on the Day of Rest. I established this Day of Rest to be a sign between me and you and your children and descendants who will be coming forth later. [When] it’s like that then you will know well that I am the Chief who has placed a mark of ownership on you.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “«you shall say children of Israel ‹you must remember my rest day. That is what will be sign at place our (incl.) with you, and generation which will come. It will show it that be me Yahweh that make you you be holy.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “‘Tell the Israeli people, ‘Obey my instructions regarding the rest days/Sabbath days. Those days will remind you and your descendants, throughout all future generations, that I, Yahweh, have set you apart/chosen you to be my people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 32:27:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Moses told those people that, ‘The God of Israel says that, ‘Everyone should tie his sword around the waist and go round this camp. I want each one of you to kill his friend, his own brother and his neighbor.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said to them, ‘The Lord, the God of Israel says like this ‘All of you take your swords and go from one corner of the camp to the other corner, from door to door killing your brother, your friend and your neighbors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to them, ‘The LORD, the God of Israel, says that each one of you (plur.) strap-on a sword and [you (plur.)] go-around the camp, and [you (plur.)] kill those evil people even (still) your (plur.) sibling/(brother), friend or neighbor.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then Moses said to them, ‘The Chief God of us (incl.) Israel people speaks as follows, ‘Each of you take your fighting knife and the go into every area of the camp, and then be cutting your younger and older brothers and your companions and other people who are living close to you.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And he say they who come «Yahweh who be God of Israel say like this ‹you must put on sword your, you must go through this place all, and brothers your, and friends your, and neighbor your, you must go kill them.› »” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then he/I said to them, ‘Yahweh, the God of us Israeli people, commands that every one of you should fasten your sword to your side, and then go through the camp from this entrance to the other one, and kill some of your relatives and your companions and your neighbors.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 34:1:
- Kupsabiny: “God told Moses that, ‘Shape two other stones to be flat/thin like the first ones, so that I write there what was in the stones you broke into pieces.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Bring two tablets of stone as before. Then I will write on them the words that were written on the first tablets you broke.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘You cut/prepare two wide stone just-like the first-ones, for I will-write the words on them that were written on the first stone which you broke.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “The Chief spoke to Moses again like this, ‘You (sing.) must cut two more stones, the same as the stones of the law which previously you threw so that they broke apart. And then I will write talk onto them the same as before.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord say Moses like this «Carve stone two let it be flat as the first one, and that which I write on the first one which you threw down which break, I will again write it on the new.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Cut two slabs of stone that will be like the first slabs, the ones that you broke. Then I will engrave on them the words that were on the first slabs.” (Source: Translation for Translators)