Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Ezekiel 46:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 46:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “When he had finished, the man took me to the outer courtyard and led me to pass by the four corners of the courtyard. Each corner had a partition.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then he brought me to the outside court, and he showed me the four corners of it. In each corner there was a small courtyard 68 feet long and 50 feet wide. The courtyards were the same size.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the man brought me to the outer courtyard and led me to its four corners. In each corner I saw an enclosed area;” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 46:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 46:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “One side of the partition had a length of seventy feet and the other side had fifty-two and a half feet.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then he brought me to the outside court, and he showed me the four corners of it. In each corner there was a small courtyard 68 feet long and 50 feet wide. The courtyards were the same size.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “each of those areas was 70 feet/21.2 meters long and 52-1/2 feet/15.9 meters wide.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 46:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 46:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Something like a shelf of stones had been built to go round and fireplace stones were made there on the ground all around.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Each one of these was-surrounded by a short stone-wall of stones, and beside the stone-wall there were places-for-fire/[lit. things/places-for-cooking-by-fire].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Around the inside of each of those enclosed areas was a stone ledge, with places to make fires all around under each ledge.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 46:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 46:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “The man said to me, ‘This place is where servants who assist in the work of the Homestead of God are cooking the gifts/sacrifices that people are giving.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the man said to me, ‘Those kitchens are where the ones-who-serve in the temple will-cook the offerings of the people.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The man said to me, ‘These are the kitchens where the descendants of Levi who work in the temple must cook the sacrifices that the people bring.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 47:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 47:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then the man took me to where one enters the House of God. I saw a stream that flowed from under the gate of that House the one looking to the East. It flowed from the South side towards the East and passed by the altar on the South side.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then I was brought by the man to the gate of the temple, and there I saw a water flowing towards-east from the place-of-arrival of the gate of the temple. (The temple was-facing the east.) Then water flowed to the right, to the south side of the altar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then, in the vision, the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple. There I saw water flowing out from under the entrance, flowing toward the east. The water was flowing from under the south side of the entrance, south of the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 47:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 47:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “The man took me outside through the gate on the side of North and led me round to the outside gate on the side of East. A small stream flowed towards the outside on the side of South of that gate towards the East.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then I was brought by the man outside the temple. There we passed-through the way in the north. And he led- me -around there outside towards the way in the east. There I saw the water flowing from the north side of the way.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the man brought me out of the inner courtyard through the north entryway, and then he led me around to the outer entryway on the east side of the inner courtyard.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 47:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 47:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “The man led me towards the East having something to measure with. He measured the place and we went down five hundred meters. Then he told me to step in the water, and when I tried, the water reached to the ankle bone.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “We walked with the man towards-east beside the water, and he continued measuring. When it was about 1,700 feet of our walking, he had- me -go-into the water which was still just up to my ankle.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As the man continued walking toward the east, he had a measuring line in his hand. He measured off 1,750 feet/530 meters, and then led me through water that covered my ankles.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Ezekiel 47:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezekiel 47:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “The man again counted a length of five hundred meters and told me to go into the middle of the water. The water there reached to the knees. He again counted five hundred meters, the water of that place reached to the waistline.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The man measured again about 1,700 feet and he had- me-go-into the water again which was already up to my knee. He measured again about 1,700 feet and he had- me -go-into the water again which was already up to my waist.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then he measured off another 1,750 feet/530 meters and led me through water that was up to my knees. Then he measured off another 1,750 feet/530 meters and led me through water that was up to my waist.” (Source: Translation for Translators)