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The Hebrew in Genesis 26:35 that is translated as “made life bitter” or similar in English is translated in Indonesian as “made heart bitter” (Alkitab Terjemahan Baru translation) (source: Daniel Arichea in The Bible Translator 1983, p. 209ff. )
In Nyamwezi, nnandyo is used, a term that communicates that “they brought sorrow/bitterness into their lives (from this point forward).” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Hebrew in Psalm 45:3 that is translated as “gird your sword on your thigh” or similar in English is translated in Kwere as “gird your sword around your waist.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
The Greek in Acts 4:26 that is translated as “his Christ” or “his Messiah” in English is translated in Congo Swahili as “Lord and Christ whom he chose.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Hebrew that is translated as “fine leather” or “badger/porpoise skin” in English is translated in Kutu as ng’hwembe ya mhala or “skins of bushbuck” (for bushbuck, see here ). (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
In Yao, it is translated as “soft leather of a big sea animal” (source: UBS, project-specific translation notes in Paratext), in Newari as “dolphin skin” (source: Newari Back Translation), in Kupsabiny as “hides of a hippo” (source: Kupsabiny Back Translation), and in Opo as “soft skins” (source: Opo Back Translation).
The English Jewish Orthodox ArtScroll Tanach translation (publ. 2011) transliterates it as tachash-hide. (Source: Zetzsche)
See also fine leather and dugong.
The Hebrew in Leviticus 15:8 that is translated as “spit” in English is translated in Kwere with a term that implies “spitting with disgust,” the same term that is used in Matthew 26:67, when Jesus is spat on. (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
The Hebrew in Psalm 23:6 that is translated as “goodness and mercy shall follow me” or similar in English is translated in Makonde as “goodness and mercy shall be with me” as they can’t follow or pursue a person in Makonde. (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The Greek in Ephesians 2:2 that is translated as “of the air” in English is translated in Matumbi as “of the clouds.” Matumbi is missing a general word for “air,” so the translators preferred “clouds” to something referencing “heaven.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
See also cloud / sky.
The Hebrew in Genesis 20:16 that is translated as “vindicated” or similar in English is translated in Kutu as “every person knows that you have not done any bad.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
See also vindicate.