Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:9:
- Kupsabiny: “And/But if they do not see/listen to these two and believe, scoop water from the river and pour on the ground. That water will change and become blood.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But if they do not believe the second sign and if they do not listen to your word then go take some water from Nile River and pour it out on the dry ground. When it touches the ground that water will be blood."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But if they still do- not -believe you (sing.) after these two miracles, [you (sing.)] get water from the Nile River and pour it on the dry land, and it will-become blood.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if they see these two miracles and don’t trust you and don’t listen to your talk, therefore fill up some water [of] the Nail and then pour it down to the ground. When that water goes down to the ground, it will become blood.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When they will reject sign second this, you bring water from river of Nile, put it on ground dry. And water which you will bring from river of Nile, when it will flow down to ground, It will change into blood.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If they do not believe you or do what you say, even after you perform those two miracles, get some water from the Nile River and pour it on the ground. When you do that, the water from the river that you pour on the ground will become blood (OR, red like blood).’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 5:10:
- Kupsabiny: “Then those in charge and those guards went to tell the people of Israel that, ‘The ruler has said that you are not supposed to be given the straw for making clay.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the taskmasters and the Israelite foremen went to the people and said, ‘Pharaoh has said, ‘From now I won’t provide you not even one piece of straw.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So they went to the Israelinhon and said, ‘The king has-ordered/commanded that we (excl.) no-longer give you (plur.) straw.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that the work leaders of the Isip people and the Israel people’s spokespersons of the laborers went to the people and then said, ‘The great chief of the Isip people says that he certainly won’t give dry weeds to you (pl.) any more.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, chiefs of work went to people of Israel, said to them «King of Egypt said to you like this ‹I not you grass will give!” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So the slave bosses and supervisors of the slaves went to where the Israeli people were and said to them, ‘The king has said that he will no longer give you any straw.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:19:
- Kupsabiny: “And the men who are the descendants of Merari are Mahli and Mushi. These are clans of Levi with their grandchildren.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These were the clans of Levi.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The male children of Merari were-namely Mali and Mushi. These are the families who came-from Levi according-to the story/history of his descendants.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And Merari’s male children’s names were as follows: Mali and Musi.
These people were leading in the families [descended] from Livai.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And male children of Merari, be Mahli and Mushi. These people all, it is they who be family of Levi with seed their.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. All of those people whose names I have listed belonged to tribes/clans descended from Levi, in the order in which they were born.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:21:
- Kupsabiny: “The fish died until the river water smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink that water. All the water in Egypt reddened to become blood.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The fish in the river Nile died. The river stank badly so much so that the Egyptians were unable to drink its water. Water everywhere in Egypt had become blood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The fish died and the river stank very-bad, so the Egiptohanon could- no-longer -drink. Everywhere in Egipto there-was blood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “All the fish in the Nail river were dying, and that water smelled very bad, and so it wasn’t possible for the Isip people to be drinking [it]. Blood was full in every area of Isip.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Fish which be present belly of water, it died, and water smelled bad, and Egyptians not it were able to drink. Therefore, blood filled Egypt all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then all the fish died. And the water stank, with the result that the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. Everywhere in Egypt the water became red like blood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:28:
- Kupsabiny: “That ruler said that, ‘I have allowed you to go and sacrifice to your God in the wilderness, but you are not going very far. Pray for me now for these flies to go away.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh said, ’I’ll let you go to the desert in order to offer sacrifices to the lord, your god but you cannot go very far. Now pray for me as well.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king said, ‘I will-allow you (plur.) to-offer sacrifices/offerings to the LORD your (plur.) God in the desolate-place, but [you (plur.)] just do- not -go-far. Now, [you (plur.)] pray now for me.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the great chief of the Isip people said, ‘All right, I will allow you (pl.) to go to the desolate area to make offerings to your Chief God, but you can’t/mustn’t go very far. And you must pray for helping me also.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, king of Egypt answered for him it «I will release you [that] you might go give God your namely Yahweh thing in the wilderness. But, you not place far go! Now, entreat for me God!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So the king said, ‘I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, your god, in the desert. But you must not go very far. Now pray for me!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:28:
- Kupsabiny: “I am telling you that you pray/cry for us to God, because the hailstones and lightnings are enough. So I will release you (plur.) to go. I don’t want you (plur.) to stay any longer.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “There has been more than enough lightning and hail. Now plead with the Lord. I will let you go, I will not hinder you.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Beg/Ask the LORD that he will- now -stop this extreme thunder and rain ice. I will- now -cause/allow- you (plur.) -to-go; you (plur.) no-longer should still stay here.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “You (pl.) pray to your Chief in order that he halt (lit. kill) the sky’s thundering and the hard raindrops so that they stop. For this rain’s hard raindrops have destroyed us (excl.) very much. Therefore I will allow you (pl.) to go. You certainly won’t stay a long time here at all.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, you entreat for us (excl.) Yahweh. This thing God does thus, rain (n) which hits with hail which falls down, it is sufficient for us (excl.). I will release you [that] you might go. you do not this place stay.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Pray to/Plead with Yahweh to cause it to stop! We cannot endure any more of this thunder and hail! I will let your people go; they do not have to stay here in Egypt any longer.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:25:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses replied that, ‘Is it you who is going to provide what we shall use to sacrifice to our God?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said, "You must allow us to take animals to bring sacrifices to the Lord our God. We also need animals for fellowship offerings and for burnt offerings.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Moises answered, ‘We (excl.) must bring our (excl.) livestock/animals so-that we (excl.) can-offer sacrifices/offerings, as-well-as burnt offerings for the LORD our (excl.) God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But Moses said, ‘No. You (sing.) must allow us (excl.) to take our animals also to be for our offering. Some of them, we will put onto the fire and so the fire will cook them until they’re completely burned and finished, and so it becomes our offering to our Chief God.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses answered for him it «It is necessary that you let go us (excl.) [that] we (excl.) might go slaughter animal, we (excl.) might burn it with fire on altar for God our (excl.) namely Yahweh.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But Moses/I replied, ‘No, you must let us take along the sheep and goats, in order that we may have some of them to sacrifice and give as burned offerings to Yahweh, our God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 12:18:
- Kupsabiny: “From sunset on the fourteenth day of the first month, until the twenty first day at sunset in that month, no one should eat bread which has risen.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Eat only bread without yeast from the evening of the fourteenth day of the month until the evening of the twenty first of the month.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “You (plur.) are-to-start to-celebrate this from twilight/dusk of the 14th day of the first month until twilight/dusk of the 21st day, and you (plur.) are-to-eat bread that has-none of that-which-causes-to-expand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And in the afternoon on this month’s fourteenth day, and going until the afternoon on the twenty-first day, you (pl.) must be eating bret not having yis existing in it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “On month one, beginning on the14of day at evening until the21of day at evening, you will eat bread which lacks yeast.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “In the first month of the year, on the 14th day of that month, the only bread you may eat is bread that has no yeast in it. You must keep doing that each day until the 21st day of that month. For those seven days you must not have any yeast in your house. During that time, if anyone, either an Israeli or a foreigner, eats bread made with yeast, you must consider that person no longer to be an Israeli.” (Source: Translation for Translators)