complete verse (Exodus 26:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 26:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “Someone prepare fifty things which are looped and stitch/sew (them) to one side of the two big cloths.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After this make fifty loops on the edge of the large piece of cloth that has been joined. Likewise, also put fifty loops on the edge of the cloth that was joined later.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(You sg) should- also -have-(someone)-put 50 loops/things-like-rings on along the end/edge of the each of the joint cloth-materials,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, sew fifty ring-handles for the cloth on the ends of these two big cloths.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Clothes which you will sew together, you sew inside of loops which be 50 at edge of one, with inside of loops which be 50 at edge of the one, make it meet [mouth].” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Tell them to make 100 loops of blue cloth, and to fasten 50 of them to the outer edge of the one set and fasten 50 to the outer edge of the other set.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Exod 26:10

This verse repeats the instructions given in verses 4 and 5. In this case, however, since the strips of goats’ hair material are longer, the fifty loops were to be sewn along the 30-cubit edge of each set. It is understood that the loops on one set will match those on the second set.

Quoted with permission from Osborn, Noel D. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Exodus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1999. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .