Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 37:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “Bezalel made the Covenant Box using acacia boards. That Box had a length of forty five inches, width of twenty seven and the height of twenty seven inches.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Bezalel made an ark of acacia wood of two and half cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and half high.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Bezalel and (company) made the Box/Ark of the Covenant. They used acacia wood. The length of the Box/Ark is about 40 inches, and width is about 27 inches, and hight is about 27 inches.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Besalel made a box from akas wood, its length extending 45 inches (lit. to our[incl] opposite shoulder), and its width extending 27 inches (lit. to our armpit), and its height extending to our armpit also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Bezalel built sacred box with tree white-acacia. He made length of its below it be joint of hand two and a half, and he made its width it be joint of hand one and a half, and he made length of its height it be joint of hand one and a half.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Bezalel made the sacred chest from acacia wood. It was 45 in./110 cm. long, 27 in./66 cm. wide, and 27 in./66 cm. high.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that he covered the inside and outside part with pure/clean gold and attached a rim of gold round the edges/ends.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He overlaid its inside and outside with pure gold. Then he made gold molding around it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They covered/(overlaid) it with pure gold inside and out, and put gold strip/border all around it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “He took good gol and then cooked it with fire so that it went soft, and then blew away all its rubbish. And when it was done, then he took wide pieces of that gol, and then affixed them onto the box’s interior and he wrapped them on its outer surface also. And also, he affixed a long piece of gol to be for the box’s fastening-band which surrounded it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “He applied it with gold red, its back with its belly, and he also gold red on its edge.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He covered it with pure gold inside and outside the chest, and he made a gold border around the top of it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “He made/prepared four rings of gold and fixed (them) at the stands/legs/feet of the box. Two were on one side, the other two were on the other side.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Casting four gold rings for it he fastened them to the four stands of the ark. He fastened two at one side and two at another side.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also made four gold seemingly-rings for-it and fastened/connected to its four feet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, he made four gol ring-handles for the box and then affixed them onto the four small legs of the box. He affixed two ring-handles on the end of the box on one side, and two others on the end of the box’s opposite side.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “He pound gold red four it be bored hole, and he sealed under box, two in front, two at back.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He made/cast four rings from gold and fastened them to the legs of the chest. He put two rings on each side of the chest.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “He made for it poles for carrying from acacia wood and coated/covered (them) with gold.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then he made two carrying poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then they made poles of acacia that was-covered with gold.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it was done, then he took two long [pieces of] akas wood and then scraped them well to be carrying poles. And then he wrapped those two poles with wide pieces of gol.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And he chop white-acacia two for its carry-wood, apply it with gold red,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He made two poles from acacia wood, and covered them with gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “(He) entered one pole into (the) rings for this side and the other (pole) (he) entered into (the) rings for the other side of the Box.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He inserted the carrying poles into the rings of both sides to carry the ark.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They put-through/inserted the poles on each side of the Box so the Box can-be-lifted by-means-of the poles.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when it was done, then he inserted the two poles into the ring-handles of the box. He inserted one pole on one side, and the other pole on the other side, to be for carrying the box.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “put it through at the place where [it] be bored hole, in order that they might carry it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the chest, in order that the chest could be carried by means of the poles.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “He made for that Box a cover/lid of pure gold. That cover had a length of forty five inches and a width of twenty seven inches.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He made a Mercy Seat of gold of two and half cubits long and a cubit and half wide.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also made a lid/cover of pure gold for the Box/Ark, which is about 40 inches long and about 27 inches wide.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And he made the box’s top from good gol, having a length which extends to our (incl.) opposite shoulder, and its width extending to our armpit. That top of the box, it’s the place in which blood wipes away people’s bad deeds, and so God is at peace again concerning them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And he took gold which not [eye] mixed with other things, go forged it for its head which is named place-of-mercy. He made its length it be joint of hand two and a half, and he made its width it be joint of hand one and a half.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He made a lid for the chest. That was the place where Yahweh would forgive people’s sins. It also was 45 in./110 cm. long and 27 in./66 cm. wide.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “He made two cherubim of/from gold” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He made two gold Cherubim beating with hammer.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also made two gold cherubim, and put/placed to each end of the lid/cover of the Box/Ark.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “He took a single gol piece and then pounded it with a pounding stone and so made the box’s top together with its two kerubim, one on one side, and the other on the other side.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And he forged gold red two for pillar of on its head on place-of-mercy. He did it it looked like angels which is named Cherub.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He made two winged creatures from hammered gold.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 37:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “to join with that lid. He placed one at this end of the lid and the other at the other end.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He placed the cherubim with the Mercy Seat at both sides making with same piece of gold.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also made two gold cherubim, and put/placed to each end of the lid/cover of the Box/Ark.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “One of those kerubim, he made it on the edge of box’s top at our (incl.) right side, and he made the other at our left side. He made the box’s top together with those two kerubim from one piece of gol.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “One, he made it on right, and the second he made it on left. Cherub, he forged it together with head of box which be place-of-mercy.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “One of these was put at each end of the chest. The gold with which they were made was joined to the gold from which the lid was made.” (Source: Translation for Translators)