The Hebrew in Ruth 3:7 that is translated as “at the end of the heap of grain” or similar in English is translated in Kwere as “behind the pile of barley.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
rock badger
The Hebrew that is translated as “rock badger” (or: “rock hyrax”) in English is translated in a West African language as “boulder goat.” (See this blog entry )
In Hiligaynon it is translated as “animals which chews again their cud/food/what-they-ate but their hooves do-not-have splitting, just-like a camel and a rabbit” (source: Hiligaynon Back Translation).
See also hyrax.
he frustrates the plans
The Hebrew in Psalm 33:10 that is translated as “he frustrates the plans” or similar in English is translated in Kwere as “he makes the plans useless.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
But what are they among so many people?
The Greek in John 6:9 that is translated as “But what are they among so many people?” or similar in English is translated in Matumbi as “But this amount of food for this crowd of people, who will get to eat and who will be left out?” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
The LORD lives
The Hebrew that is translated as “The Lord lives” in English is translated in Makonde as Yahwe ààva chihi mumi vyaka na vyaka or “Yahweh lives forever.” “We need to say ‘forever’ because saying only that he is alive would be very strange to the Makonde, everyone knows he’s alive here.”(Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
See also as the LORD lives.
insight
The Greek in Ephesians 1:8 that is translated as “insight” or “understanding” or similar in English is translated in Matumbi as utangi, “meaning understanding — knowing what something is, or what it really means, or maybe how to do something.” (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific notes in Paratext)
a second time
The Hebrew in Joshua 5:2 that is translated as “a second time” or similar in English is clarified in Kutu with the expression “who have not been circumcised,” so that there is no misunderstanding that the men who had already been circumcised were circumcised a second time. (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)
make love / go into her
The Hebrew in Genesis 29:21 that is translated as “make love” or similar in English is translated in Mwera as “talk with,” referring to sleeping with someone. (Source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext)