Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 35:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:26:

  • Kupsabiny: “Some woman who were grateful for this work also made goats hair/wool.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then all who were willing and skillful women spurned the wool of goat’s hair.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And the women who knows how to make cloth from the hair of the goat, did this willingly.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And other women wanted to bring forth their things. They had great knowledge in making needle threads from memes’ hair and so they brought it forth.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • English: “And all the women who wanted to made/spun thread from goats’ hair.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:27:

  • Kupsabiny: “The leaders also brought valuable stones to be set in line on that ceremonial cloth (ephod) and the pocket of chest used for inquiring issues” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The leaders brought the onyx and other precious stones to put on the ephod and breastplate.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The leaders brought onyx stones and other expensive stones for (thing)-to-put-on to the special clothing/garment of the leading priest and the like-pocket(s)on the breast of-this.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the leaders brought forth their oniks stones and other stones which had a great price to be affixed onto the trunk-cloth of the great leader of offerings and [onto] the small cloth for his chest.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And elders of Israel took stone adornment, with stone good other which they will sew on cloth of thigh of head of priests with pocket of cloth of his heart,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “All the leaders brought valuable onyx stones and other valuable stones to be fastened to Aaron’s sacred apron and his sacred chest pouch.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “and they also brought sweet smelling things and olive oil for lamps and for anointing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They brought the spices and olive oil to light lamp, to anoint and to burn incense.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also brought spices and olive oil for the lights, the anointing oil, and for the spices for the incense.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, they brought various kinds of things having a good smell, and oliv oil to be for the lams, and oil which was a sign of the things belonging to God, and oil for mixing together with incense for making smoke to have a good smell.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “with that which smell sweet for fat of bowl, with fat of anointing, with incense.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They also brought spices to put in the sweet-smelling incense, and they brought olive oil for the lamps and for the oil for anointing and for putting in the sweet-smelling incense.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:29:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, all the Israelites who were happy about those things offered their things and set aside/offered (them) to God to be for the work which he told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Israelites men and women who were willing brought to the Lord freewill offering for all the work the Lord through Moses had commanded.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So all the Israelinhon, men or women, who wanted to help all the work that the LORD had commanded through Moises brought their willing offerings to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore many of the Israel people who wanted to bring their things to become the Chief‘s, they brought those things forth for doing all the work as the Chief spoke to Moses about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, men and women of Israel who touched heart they might give Yahweh thing concerning work which Moses tell for them, they took it, gave Yahwehit with joy.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “All the Israeli men and women who wanted to brought these things to offer them to Yahweh, for doing the work that he had commanded Moses/me to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, Moses told the Israelites that, ‘God has chosen Bezalel the son of Uri who is a grandson of Hur and from the clan of Juda” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Moses said to the Israelites, ‘See, The Lord has summoned Bezalel the grandson of Hur, the son of Uri of the tribe Judah taking the name.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises said to the Israelinhon, ‘The LORD has chosen Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, which is from the tribe of Juda.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that Moses spoke to the Israel people like this, ‘Yo, the Chief chose a man named Besalel. He is Uri’s son and Ur’s grandson in the clan [descended] from Iuda.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses said people of Israel like this «Look, Yahweh chose one who is named Bezalel Uri Hur, who be man-of-Judah.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Moses/I said to the Israeli people, ‘Listen carefully. Yahweh has chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “and God has filled him with wisdom, power/authority and knowledge” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the Spirit of God filled him with skill, ability and all kinds of knowledge of crafts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He has-filled/empowered him with his Spirit and given knowledge and ability to-do- any -work:” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And God put his Straight Spirit onto that man and so he caused him to have great knowledge and his mind knows about the doing of various kinds of work.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “He gave him Spirit of God, with wisdom in head, and heart, and hand.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh has enabled his Spirit to completely control Bezalel and has given him ability and enabled him to know how to do very skilled work.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “right from engraving things and how gold, silver and bronze are shaped.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “It is done so that he may make artistic design to work of gold, silver and bronze,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “to make beautiful things of/gold, silver, and bronze;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And so he will be able to do artwork with gol and silva and bras.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, he be wise for forging, gold red, and gold white, and metal red.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He can engrave skillful designs in gold, silver, and bronze.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 35:33)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 35:33:

  • Kupsabiny: “(He) shapes the stones for lining, (he)also shapes wood and he has wisdom for any work.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “to cut and set stones, to make a design in wood and to do all kinds of work perfectly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “to form/(cut) expensive stones which is to-cover/put-over; to carve the wood; and to all kinds of work-to-be-done.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And his knowledge is great with regard to cutting stones which have a great price together with their gol base-holders. And his knowledge is great with regard to hewing wood also. And so he will be able to do the various kinds of labor of artwork.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “He also be wise for stone carve, and wood carve, and everything.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He can cut jewels/valuable stones and enclose them in tiny gold frames. He can carve things from wood and do other skilled work.” (Source: Translation for Translators)