complete verse (Exodus 33:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 33:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses told God that, ‘You told me that, ‘Lead these people.’ But then, who will go ahead of us? You also told me that, ‘I know your name and I love you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses said to the Lord, ‘You have told me to lead these people, but have not told me whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you, and my compassion is with you.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises said to the LORD, ‘You always tells me that I should-lead these people to the land that you promised, but you did not tell me whom you would send with me. You also have said that you know me very well and you are happy/(pleased) with me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that Moses spoke to the Chief like this, ‘Yo, always you speak to me about bringing this people to go to the land which you spoke to me about, yet you didn’t inform me about who you would send to come together with me. And you spoke to me like this, ‘I know you well, and I feel kindly (lit. have a soft interior) toward you (sing.).’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses say The Lord like this «Look, you said to me that I shall take those people some place, but you not one who you will send with me together still show. you also say that I be friend your, and heart your be good with me.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I said to Yahweh, ‘It is true that you have told me, ‘Lead the people to the land that I will show you,’ and you have said that you know me well and that you are pleased with me, but you have not told me whom you will send with me!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 34:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 34:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “Be working for six days and/but on the seventh day, you (plur.) rest. Even if its the season for digging/ploughing, planting or harvesting, you must rest.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Work up to sixth day but take rest on the seventh day. Take rest also during digging fields and harvest.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) should-work within six days, but on the seventh day you (plur.) should-rest, even during the plowing-season and harvest-season.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘For a duration of six days, you (pl.) will do your work. But on the seventh day, you must rest yourselves. It doesn’t matter, [if] the seventh day is coming about in your month for planting food and coming about in your month for taking ripe food, you can’t/mustn’t do work on that day. You must rest yourselves.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you shall do thing with days six, you shall rest on seventh. Even if it be day of cutting, or day of harvest, you must rest on day seventh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Each week you may work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest. Even during the times when you plow the ground and harvest your crops, you must rest on the seventh day.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “the pegs for spreading/fastening the courtyard and the Tent including their ropes,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “pegs and ropes to raise the holy place and courtyard” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the pegs and the ropes/chords-that-support the Tent and the curtains around it,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and the ropes of the shelter and of the fence, and the small bras holders which they pound into the ground for holding those ropes,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “with its nail, with its rope,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the pegs and ropes for the Sacred Tent and for the courtyard,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 36:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 36:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people sewed the five clothes to become one cloth and the other six where also sewn to become one.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They made one, joining the five clothes and another one joining the six clothes too.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They joined-together the five clothing-material, and also the six remaining (sheets).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “He sewed five cloths so that they went and were joined and so became like one long cloth. And he sewed the six other cloths which were remaining still, so that they went and were joined together also like that, and so they became like another long cloth yet its pieces were six.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “They sewed the five together, and sixth other, they made it thus also.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They sewed five of these pieces of cloth together to make one set, and they sewed the other six pieces of cloth together to make another set.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “He made (a) table out of acacia boards which had a length of three feet and width of one and a half feet and height of two feet and three inches.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He made a table of acacia wood with two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also made the table of acacia (wood), which is about 36 inches long, about 18 inches wide, and about 27 inches high.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it was done, then he made a table from akas wood, its length extending to 36 inches (lit. to our[incl] chest), and its width extending to 18 inches (lit. our elbow’s bending), and its height extending to our armpit.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And they built white-acacia for table. They made length of its below it be joint of hand two, and they made its width it be joint of hand one, and they made length of its height it be joint of hand one and a half.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Bezalel made a table from acacia wood. It was 36 in./88 cm. long, 18 in./44 cm. wide, and 27 in./66 cm. high.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 38:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 38:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “The curtains on the east side, that side of the gate had a length of twenty two and half meters like the other side.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The width of the southward of the courtyard was fifty cubits.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The curtain on-the east side was-also around 75 feet long.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the opening of the fence, there at the sun’s rising, it had a length which amounted to twelve and half fathoms.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “They made it like that on the East also, in order that its width be joint of hand which be 50.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “On the east side, where the entrance is, the courtyard was 75 feet/23 meters wide.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They/He) arranged/made for the pocket worn on the chest (breastpiece) two chains of pure gold which were plaited as a rope.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They made spurned chains of pure gold to fasten the breastplate in the ephod.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also put seemingly-ring that-is pure gold the like-pocket(s) on the breast.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, they took good gol and then braided two gol cords so that they became like a braided-rope, and so it was for holding the small cloth for the chest of the man of offerings.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “They also pound gold red into chain, bind cloth of heart with it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They made two chains from pure gold and braided them like cords, to attach the sacred pouch to the sacred apron.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “Someone bring the table into the Outer Room and prepare it with all its things and after that, someone bring the thing on which lamps are placed and line up the lamps.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Bringing the table to the tabernacle set out the materials on it. Then bringing also the lampstand set up the lamps of it to light.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You should-bring-in the table in-the Tent and set its things-that-are-use.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it’s done then bring the table for bret offering into my shelter, and then arrange its things upon it. And when it’s done then bring the lams stand and then place its lams onto it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you (sing., imp.) also carry table, put it there, prepare [body]. you (sing., imp.) take lampstand, put it on its head also.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Bring the table into the Sacred Tent, and place on it all the things that are to be used with it. Bring in the lampstand and fasten the lamps to it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)