complete verse (Exodus 30:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 30:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “A wealthy person should not pay more or a poor man to pay little in the money which was resolved.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In the time of giving offering to the Lord for your atonement rich people should not give more than half shekel and poor should not give less.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The rich should- not -pay too-much, and the poor should- not -pay too-little.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the people whose possessions are many, they aren’t able/permitted to bring many coins. And the people of scrounging also, they aren’t able/permitted to bring a small(er) [amount] of coins. They all must bring coins of the same number like this to me, the Chief. With this offering, they are buying themselves. Lest they die.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When they will exchange life their with gold white thus, one who be rich, he must not (imp.) it give [so that] it be much, and one who be poor, he must not (imp.) give [so that] it be few.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Rich men must not pay more than this amount, and poor men must not pay less than this amount, when they pay this money to save their lives.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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