complete verse (Exodus 24:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 24:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses wrote down everything which God said. And/But the next day in the morning, he built an altar at the bottom of the mountain and raised twelve stones. One stone represented each house of Israel among the twelve houses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Moises wrote-down everything the LORD had-said.
    Early-in-the-morning the next day, Moises got-up and built an altar at the foot side of the mountain and he put twelve reminder stones that represent the twelve tribes of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “They spoke like that and when it was done, then Moses wrote all the Chief‘s talk onto a book (lit. leaf).
    And in the early morning on the next day, he erected a table of offerings close to the base of the mountain. And when it was done then he erected twelve long stones, to be for signs of the twelve clans of the Israel people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And that which The Lord speak, Moses write it all. He arise up at daybreak, go erect altar underneath mountain. And he erect pillar which be 12 for tribes of children of Israel many, one for each kind.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Moses/I wrote down everything that Yahweh had commanded. Early the next morning Moses/I built a stone altar. He/I also set up twelve stones, one for each of the Israeli tribes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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