Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 18:17:
- Kupsabiny: “His father-in-law replied that, ‘What you doing is not good.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Jethro answered him, ‘what you are doing is not good’.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jetro said, ‘The way you (sing.) do this is- not -right.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And Moses father-in-law answered his talk like this, ‘The way you (sing.) are following to do this work, it’s not good.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Jethro answered for him it «That which you are doing not be good.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Jethro said to him/me, ‘What you are doing is not good for you or for the people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 19:22:
- Kupsabiny: “The priests who come near me should purify themselves if not I will punish/inflict pain.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The priests are to sanctify to come before the Lord or the Lord will destroy them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even the priests that who always come-near to my presence must clean themselves, for if not, I will- also -punish them.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And the people of offerings also, they must respect this taboo/mark of ownership which I put on them and so follow the practice of showing that my taboo is resting on them. Lest I destroy them.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And priests who are drawing near [this direction] to me, It is necessary that they must first amongst themselves wash from evil things. If they not it thus will do, I will strike them.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Also, the priests who habitually come near me must purify themselves. If they do not do that, I will punish them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:3:
- Kupsabiny: “If someone got/acquired his slave when that slave was already married, that slave will be released with his wife. And/But if a person got/acquired his slave before that slave had married and (he) gave him a wife, then the wife will remain and that man goes away without a wife. That woman will remain with any child who was born in the home of the master.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If he comes alone, he will go alone; but if he has a wife, when he comes, he will go with his wife.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If when he was-bought he did-not-have a wife and later-on he got-married, only he will-go-free in the seventh year. But if he had a wife when he was bought, his wife will- also -be-freed with him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “If he is still a bachelor when you (pl.) buy him, he alone will leave you and go in the seventh year. But if you buy a married man so that he comes with his spouse, his spouse will go with him in the seventh year.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Slave who you will buy who lacks wife, untie him alone, and slave who you will buy who has wife, untie them together.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If he was not married before he became your slave, and if he marries someone while he is your slave, his wife is not to be set free with him. But if he was married before he became your slave, you must free both him and his wife.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:35:
- Kupsabiny: “And if someone’s bull knocks another person’s bull to death, the one which knocked the other has to be sold and those two people divide the money and also the meat from the dead bull.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If a man’s ox injures another, and it dies, the two owners shall sell the live ox and divide the price between them and each shall also own half of the dead ox.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘If a bull/cow of a man kills the bull/cow of his/her fellow-being, the two of them are-to-sell the cow that is alive and divide the amount of-this. They should- also -divide-in-half the meat of the dead bull.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘And if a man’s bulmakao strikes the bulmakao of another man so that it dies, the two of them will let the living bulmakao go to people so that they buy it. And when it’s done then they [will] distribute that money together with the bulmakao who died between the two of them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If cow of a man butts (recip.) with cow of another, and the one die, that which lives, let them sell it out, divide its price [body], and that which died, let them divide its flesh [body].” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If someone’s bull hurts another person’s bull with the result that it dies, the owners of both bulls must sell the bull that is living, and they must divide between them the money that they receive for it. They must also divide between them the meat of the animal that died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 22:31:
- Kupsabiny: “Because you are my people, do not eat meat from an animal killed by a wild animal. Instead of you eating (it), you throw it to the dogs to eat.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You will be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts. Throw it to the dogs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘You[pl] are my chosen people, so you[pl] are- not -to-eat meat of any animal that has-been-killed by a wild/cruel animal. You[pl] should-feed this to the dogs.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘You (pl.) must show that my mark of ownership is resting on you. Therefore when a wild animal strikes your tame animal so that it dies, you can’t/mustn’t eat its flesh. Throw it to the dogs.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “You will be my people who be holy. Therefore, animal which wild animals kill, you not (imp.) it eat. Give dog it.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “You are people who are completely dedicated to/set apart for me. And I detest the meat of any animal that has been killed by wild animals. Therefore you should not eat such meat. Instead, throw it where the dogs can eat it.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 23:32:
- Kupsabiny: “Don’t ever make an agreement with those people or kneel to/worship anything they kneel to/worship.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Do not make any relationship between them and their gods.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (plur.)] do- not -make a agreement with them or with their little-gods/false-gods.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But you (pl.) can’t/mustn’t strike any decision to be in agreement with those tribes and their gods.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “So, you not (imp.) with them word of covenant put down, or with gods their.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “You must not make any agreement/treaty with those people or with their gods.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Let someone make acacia poles so that those poles can be entered into the rings and let someone cover (them) with gold” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then make 2 poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then [you (sing.)] have-someone(s)-make poles from acacia and have-it-covered with gold.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And when it’s done, then take two long [pieces of] akas wood and then plane them well to be for carrying poles. Enwrap those two carrying poles with wide pieces of gol.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And you chop white-acacia two for its carry-wood, apply it with gold red.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They must make two poles from acacia wood, and they must cover them with gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:5:
- Kupsabiny: “Those tied together/looped things should be reaching fifty in each of those two big cloths.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “There are to be fifty loops on the edge of the cloth that was first joined previously and the likewise also fifty loops on the edge of the cloth that was later joined. The loops must be opposite each other.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “50 loops/things-like-rings are to-be-put on each edge/end and must-be facing each other.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Sew fifty ring-handles on the edge of one big cloth, and sew fifty more ring-handles onto the opposite edge of the other big cloth.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you shall sew inside of loops which be 50 at edge of one, and inside of loops which be 50 at edge of the one, make it meet mouth.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “They must put 50 loops on the edge of the first set, and 50 loops on the edge of the second set.” (Source: Translation for Translators)