complete verse (Exodus 8:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “God again told Moses that, ‘Tell Aaron to stretch his hand and raise the stick towards the rivers, streams, ponds and other places of water so that the frogs may come to fill the land completely.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord told Moses again, ‘Tell Aaron, take your stick and point towards the streams, canals, and ponds, and the land of Egypt will be covered with the frogs” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD still/again said/[continued to say] to Moises, ‘Tell Aaron to stretch-out his hand with a staff/walking-stick towards the rivers, streams, and ponds, and the frogs will-come-out/appear upon the whole of Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the Chief spoke to Moses again like this, ‘Tell Aron to hold his walking stick up and then straighten his arm, and then lift it up so that it points toward all the big and small rivers and lakes in the Isip area. [When] it’s like that then the frogs will be full in the area of Isip.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord also said to Moses «you say to Aaron ‹Take cane your, you lift hand on top of river, and canal, and lakes, in order that frog it might climb [this direction] out on land of Egypt!›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh also said to Moses/me, ‘Say this to Aaron: ‘Hold your stick in your hand and stretch it out as though you were stretching it over the river, the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up from all this water and cover the land of Egypt.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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