Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 3:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Therefore, I have come to rescue those people. I will migrate them from Egypt to a spacious land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites live. That land is of milk and honey.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So I have come down to rescue/release them from the hand of the Egyptians and take them to the good and spacious country, the country of Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites where the milk and honey flows.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So I have-come-down here to-save them from the hands of the Egiptohanon, and to-bring/take them to a good, wide/spacious, and fruitful land, which (is) the-place-where- the Canaanhon, Hithanon, Amornon, Periznon, Hivhanon, and Jebusnon now -live/dwell.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore I came down to save them (lit. take/retrieve them back) from the Isip people’s hands. And I intend to bring them so that they leave Isip and then go live in a good land, which has a vast area, and it has rich soil (lit. big grease) and so honey (lit. beeswax fluid) and bulmakao’s breast milk coming forth in it. That area, today the following tribes are living in it: the Kenan and the It and the Amor and the Peres and the Ivi and the Iebus.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, I came down, that I might come save them from hand of people of Egypt, that I might take them place which be fertile which be wide, which honey and milk runs there. That place, that is what be place of Canaanites, and Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, with Jebusites.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So I have come down from heaven to rescue them from the Egyptians. I have come to bring them up from that land to the highlands in Canaan. I will bring them to a land that is good/fertile and that has plenty of space. It will be very good for raising livestock and growing crops. It is the land where the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus live.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Moses went to Jethro, his father-in-law, and told him that, ‘Let me go to the land of Egypt to see whether my people/family are still alive.’ Jethro said that, ‘Go, and I wish you well.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said, "Please grant me this request: let me go back to Egypt to see if my in Egypt living siblings are still alive (emph.) or not."
Jethro said, "Yes, and may it go well with you."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises went-back to Jetro his father-in-law and said to him, ‘Let/Allow me to go-back to my blood-(relatives) in Egipto to see/check if they (are) still alive.’ Jetro said, ‘Okay/go-on, and have a good trip/[lit. just be-well in going].’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Moses heard God’s talk and it was done, and then he returned back to his father-in-law Ietro and said to him, ‘I want you to consent to me in order that I return back to Isip, to my people, in order that I see them and know, today how are they living.’
And then Ietro said, ‘All right. Be at peace (lit. have a smooth interior) and so go.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses returned place of Jethro who be father of his wife, said to him «Leave for me it that I might go Egypt that I might go see my tribe, maybe they live, or not.»
And Jethro answered for him it «go with peace!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I returned to his/my father-in-law Jethro and said to him, ‘Please let me go back to Egypt, to see my fellow Israelis there. I want to know if they are still alive.’ Jethro said to Moses/me, ‘Go, and may God give you inner peace.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 5:19:
- Kupsabiny: “That is how when those Israelites who were in charge of the other slaves knew that they are in where a person is/in big trouble/danger concerning what the leader had said because they were supposed to make the bricks as many as those they had been making.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the Israelites foremen heard that, ’whatever the daily number of bricks you must give that many brick, you must make them realized they were in trouble.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because the king insisted that they surely must-make the number of bricks that had-been-assigned- for them -to-do each day, the Israelinhon foremen realized that (it) (would be) very hard/difficult for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, the Israel people’s spokespersons of the laborers heard the great chief say that they weren’t able to move the number of hard stones down each and every day, and so they knew, a very difficult event had just happened to them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And foremen of work of people of Israel saw it be bad for them very, because king said to them «Bricks which you make by day, it not is necessary that it might be few from that of beginning.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The Israeli supervisors realized that they were in a difficult situation, because they had been told, ‘We are not going to decrease the number of bricks you must make each day.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:28:
- Kupsabiny: “When God spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the LORD spoke-together in-time-past with Moises in Egipto,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Moses was living is Isip and then the Chief talked to him. And in that day,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “On day which The Lord spoke with Moses in country Egypt,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “On the day that Yahweh spoke to Moses/me in Egypt,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:5:
- Kupsabiny: “God again told Moses that, ‘Tell Aaron to stretch his hand and raise the stick towards the rivers, streams, ponds and other places of water so that the frogs may come to fill the land completely.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord told Moses again, ‘Tell Aaron, take your stick and point towards the streams, canals, and ponds, and the land of Egypt will be covered with the frogs” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still/again said/[continued to say] to Moises, ‘Tell Aaron to stretch-out his hand with a staff/walking-stick towards the rivers, streams, and ponds, and the frogs will-come-out/appear upon the whole of Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the Chief spoke to Moses again like this, ‘Tell Aron to hold his walking stick up and then straighten his arm, and then lift it up so that it points toward all the big and small rivers and lakes in the Isip area. [When] it’s like that then the frogs will be full in the area of Isip.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord also said to Moses «you say to Aaron ‹Take cane your, you lift hand on top of river, and canal, and lakes, in order that frog it might climb [this direction] out on land of Egypt!›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh also said to Moses/me, ‘Say this to Aaron: ‘Hold your stick in your hand and stretch it out as though you were stretching it over the river, the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up from all this water and cover the land of Egypt.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:5:
- Kupsabiny: “I God have set/prepared that these things will happen tomorrow.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord had decided on the time of this says, "Tomorrow (emph.) the Lord will do this in this land."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD announced/let-it-be-known that he would-do this the next/following day,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Okay, therefore Chief God set a time (lit. sun’s face) for this event to happen and so he said, ‘Tomorrow I’m going to do like that in this area.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord put its hour down, said «Tomorrow, I Yahweh, I will do it in this country.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Tell him that I have determined/decided that tomorrow is the day that I will do this in this land.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 10:2:
- Kupsabiny: “You (plur.) will tell your children until your great-grand children/descendants about the pain/punishment I did to these people of Egypt and these unbelievable things I did to those people so that you all may know that I am your God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Tell your sons and grandsons what I have done and how I made a mockery of the Egyptians with manifold miraculous signs that I displayed among them. Then you will know that I (emph.) am the Lord.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and so-that you (plur.) could-tell your (plur.) children and grandchildren how I punished the Egiptohanon and how I performed/did miracles for them. In this way you (plur.) will-know that I (am) the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “I’m doing like that in order that later, you (pl.) will recount to your children and grandchildren about me paying back badly to the Isip people with the miracles which I do amongst them, and [that] I wasn’t sorry for them. [When] it’s like that then you all will know well that I am the Chief.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “I did make it thus, [that] you might tell it for your son and grandson your [the] mocking which I mocked Egyptians, and [the] sign which I showed amongst them. Therefore, you will recognize it that I am Yahweh.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “and also in order that you would be able to tell your children and your grandchildren how I caused the Egyptians to act very foolishly when I performed all these miracles. Then all of you will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 11:5:
- Kupsabiny: “I will kill every firstborn son of the people of the Egypt even up to that of their ruler. Even the firstborn sons of the slave girls who grind and the firstborn bullocks of the cattle of the Egyptians will die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Every first born son in Egypt will die. From the first born son of the Pharaoh, who sits on the throne to the firstborn son of the slave woman who is at a hand mill. Even all the firstborn of animals will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and the first-born males in Egipto will-die, from the first-born of the king, who is-the-one who will-succeed the throne, to the first-born of the lowest slave woman. Including all the first-born of the animals will- also -die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “and then all the firstborn male children of Isip will die. Your (sing.) own firstborn child whom you chose to take your place, he will die. And the firstborn children of people who have great status and the people who have no status, all of them up until the firstborn child of the laborer woman who grinds with fruit, they all will die. And the bulmakaos’ firstborn children will die also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And firstborn males all, even though he be firstborn male of king who sits on his throne, even though he be firstborn male of female slave who grinds stone, even if it be firstborn child of animal, they will die all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “and I will cause all the firstborn/oldest sons to die. That will include your oldest son, the oldest sons of the slave women who grind grain, and the oldest sons of everyone else. I will also kill the oldest males of the Egyptians’ livestock.” (Source: Translation for Translators)