complete verse (Exodus 38:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 38:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “And (concerning) both sides of the gate, each one had a curtain of about seven meters and three pillars together with three things which those pillars stood on.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They made fifteen-fifteen cubits long curtains at both sides of the entrance and made three-three pillars and bases for it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The curtain on the left was-around 22 feet long also, and it was-attached to the three posts which-was inserted also to the three bases.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And at the fence’s opening on this side and that side, they hung two cloths, one on one side, and the other on the other side, having a length which amounted to three fathoms and an extra part extending to our (incl.) opposite elbow’s bending. They made those two sides of the fence’s opening together with six posts, three on one side, and three on the other side, together with their bras post-bases.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and they make it thus on the right also, in order that its width be joint of hand which be 15, and its hanging wood three, and its planting-hole three.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “On each side of the entrance, they made a curtain 22-1/2 feet/6.6 meters wide. On each side they were hung from three posts, and one base was under each post.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) fixed/entered the chains into those rings.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They tied both gold chains to both rings at the breastplate.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They attached the two gold seemingly-chains to-the two seemingly-rings of-the like-pocket(s),” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it was done, then they attached the two gol cords so that they went into those two ring-handles.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “They bind head of chain of gold two at the place where be bored hole,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They fastened one end of each cord to one of the rings.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “Someone place the big altar on which sacrifices are burnt in front of the Tent,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Place the altar of burnt offering inside the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Put the altar of burnt offerings in front of-the entrance of-the Tent Meeting-Place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘And outside of the shelter’s opening, you (sing.) must put the table for offerings.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “you (sing., imp.) carry altar of gift(s) of fire, put it outside [of] tent, in front of door,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Put the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:38)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:38:

  • Kupsabiny: “In all their journey, they were seeing the cloud of God covering the Tent during day, while at night, they were seeing fire lighting on the top of the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “During all the travels of the Israelites the cloud of the Lord was seen over the Tent of Meeting by the day, but in the night, they used to see fire on it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The cloud that symbolize the presence of-the LORD stayed over the Tent during the day, and when at-night there-was a fire in-the cloud so all the Israelinhon could see it while/during/at their travels/journeys.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “[Since] it was like that then always, they saw that cloud of the Chief‘s stand above his shelter day after day, and always at night, they saw the fire burning in the cloud’s interior. It was doing like that in all the journeys of the Israel people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore at [the] many places where they go about it all, during daytime cloud of presence of The Lord [was] covering Dwelling-Tent-of-God [body], and night, fire [was] blazing within it, in order that children of Israel they might see it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Wherever they traveled, the bright cloud that indicated Yahweh’s presence was above the Sacred Tent during the day, and a bright fire was inside the cloud at night, with the result that all the Israeli people could see it at any time.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 1:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “The people from the stomach of Jacob who went to the land of Egypt were seventy. When Jacob reached there, (he) met/found Joseph living there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jacob had seventy offspring altogether. His son Joseph was in Egypt already.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose (was) already there in Egipto. (There were) 70 descendants of Jacob altogether when he went to Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “In that day, the family members [descended] from Iakop, their number amounted to seventy. But Iosep was living already there in Isip.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “In year when they had gone Egypt, seed of Jacob all, they be ones who be 70 (seventy). And son namely Joseph before lived Egypt.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Altogether there were 70 people who went with Jacob. That included his sons, his grandsons, and two great-grandsons. His son Joseph was already in Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 2:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “When the ruler heard of these words/events, he ordered that Moses should be caught and killed. Moses fled. He went and/but when he reached the land of Midian, (he) sat down by a certain well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When Pharaoh came to know about this, he intended to kill Moses. As for Moses he escaped from there and went to the country of Midian. And there he sat by a well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When- the king of Egipto -found-out what Moises had-done, he tried to-kill him, but Moises fled to Midian and lived there. When- he -arrived in Midian, he sat-down beside a well.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the great chief of the Isip people heard that Moses did this thing, and so he was searching for him to kill him. But Moses fled from the great chief and so went and lived in the area of Midian, close to a water hole.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When king of Egypt heard it, he seek let him kill Moses, but he out, ran country Midian. And he sit down at side of well there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “And that was correct. The king heard about what he/I had done to that Egyptian. So he ordered his soldiers to execute/kill Moses/me. But he/I fled from the king and left Egypt. He/I traveled east to the Midian region and started to live there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 3:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 3:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “Every woman of Israel shall request/ask her Egyptian neighbor to give a cloth and things of gold and silver. The women of Israel will clothe/dress their sons and girls with those things. By doing that they will have taken the wealth from the people of Egypt.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The articles of gold and silver, and the clothes will be asked from the Israelites and their women who stay at home, and you’ll put those on your sons and daughters. In this way you’ll bring the wealth of the Egyptians.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon women will-ask-for silver and gold jewelry and for clothes/garments from their Egiptohanon neighbors and from those temporarily-residing there in Egipto. And you (plur.) will-cause- your (plur.) children -to-wear these things. In this way, you (plur.) can-take-(away) the possessions/wealth of the Egiptohanon.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The women of Israel will be asking the women of Isip and the guests of the Isip people also, to give silva and gol things and new changes of clothes to them. And so you (pl.) will put them onto your children. In doing like this, you will take for nothing the Isip people’s many things.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Egyptians who be near you [body] and Egyptians who live with you together, women your all will ask them gold white and gold red, and clothes. Therefore, you will take away it, clothing male children your and female children your. That is what be plunder which you will plunder wealth of Egyptians with it.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time, each Israeli woman will ask her Egyptian neighbors and each Egyptian woman who is living in her (OR, her neighbor’s) house to give her some silver and gold jewelry and some nice clothes. Each Egyptian woman will give them some, and you will put them on your sons and daughters to take with you. In that way you will take away/confiscate the wealth of the Egyptian people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 5:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 5:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “And thereafter, Moses and Aaron went where the king/ruler of Egypt was and told him that, ‘The God of the people of Israel has said that, ‘Release my people to go to the wilderness land in order to celebrate for me a festival.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, ‘The Lord of Israel said like this, ‘let my people go so they may celebrate a festival for me in wilderness.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, Moises and Aaron went to the king of Egipto and said, ‘This is what the LORD says, the God of Israel: ‘Let- my people -go, so-that they can-celebrate a feast for me in the/a desolate-place.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that Moses and Aron went to the great chief of the Isip people and then said, ‘We (excl.) Israel people’s Chief God says for you to allow his people to go into the desolate area to do a feast to lift up his name.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Afterwards, Moses and Aaron went place of king of Egypt, said to him like this «Yahweh who be God of Israel, he says ‹you let go my people that they might go prepare for me meal of joy [body] in the wilderness.›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Aaron and Moses/I went to the king and one of them/us said, ‘Yahweh God, whom we Israeli people worship, says this to you: ‘Let my people go to the desert, in order that they may have a feast to honor me!’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)