Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:18:

• Kupsabiny: “And/But one day, the king called those women/midwives and said to them, ‘Oh, what are you doing? Why have you left the boys of the Israelites to live/survive?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Thus the Pharaoh of Egypt summoned them and asked them, ‘Why have you done like this? Why don’t you kill the male children?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the king of Egipto had-summoned/called the midwives and asked, ‘Why have- you (plur.) -done this? Why have- you (plur.) -allowed the newly-born males/(boys) to-live?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “It came about that the great chief called those two women to come to him and then asked them like this, ‘Why is it that you did like this? What did you leave the male children staying [well] for?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “Therefore, king of Egypt again call them here, said to them «What is it that you do for it thus? What is it that you leave for it male children?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “So the king summoned the two midwives and said to them, ‘Why are you doing this? Why are you letting the baby boys live?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:19:

• Kupsabiny: “The midwives said to him that, ‘The women of the Israelites are not like the Egyptian ones because the Israelite ones quickly give birth before we reach there.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The midwives said to the Pharaoh, ‘Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women. They are strong enough to give birth before the midwives reach them.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The midwives answered, ‘The Hebrew women (are) not like Egiptohanon women; they give-birth easily, and before we (excl.) are-able-to-arrive/come they have- already -given-birth.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “And then those two women answered the talk of the great chief like this, ‘The Ibru women aren’t like the Isip women. We haven’t arrived yet, but they’ve given birth [already]. For they have great strength.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “Those women answered for him it «Women of Hebrew, they not are appearing like women of Egypt, because they immediately give birth children. When we (excl.) not to them yet arrive, children fall down.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “One of the midwives replied to the king, ‘You need to realize that the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. The Hebrew women are very strong/healthy. They give birth to their babies before we can get to them to help them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:20:

• Kupsabiny: “Because these midwives/women obeyed God, God answered them well and made them to have children. The Israelites continued to increase so much until they became a people of strength in the land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the God did well to midwives. The Israelites became even more numerous.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So God blessed the midwives, and the Israelinhon increased and increased even more.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “Therefore God did well to those two women, and so he made the two of them to give birth to their own children also, because they feared God. And the Israel people bore many and became a strong tribe.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “Therefore, God blessed women those two, and people of Israel multiplied, went be many very.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the Hebrew people became even more numerous and strong.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:21:

• Kupsabiny: “Because these midwives/women obeyed God, God answered them well and made them to have children. The Israelites continued to increase so much until they became a people of strength in the land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Because the midwives feared God, He also gave them offspring.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And because the midwives honored/respected God, God gave them their own families.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “Therefore God did well to those two women, and so he made the two of them to give birth to their own children also, because they feared God. And the Israel people bore many and became a strong tribe.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “Because women those two feared God, he blessed them they birthed children.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 1:22:

• Kupsabiny: “Then the king/ruler of Egypt told his people that, ‘Get/Take any boy of these Israelites that is born and throw into the river. But spare the girls/let the girls live.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the Pharaoh commanded to all his dependents saying this, ‘Cast all the male children born to Hebrews into the Nile River. Leave only the female children.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Later-on the king of Egipto commanded all his people, ‘[You (plur.)] throw-(away) into the Nile River all the male children of the Israelinhon who (are) newly born, but allow only the female children/(babies) to-live.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “It came about that the great chief talked strong to the people of Isip like this, ‘If the Ibru woman bear male children, throw them down into the big river Nail. And if they bear female children, leave them so that they stay [well].’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “And king of Egypt said to his people all «Male children who women of Hebrew will birth all, you take them, throw them in river of Nile. But, you leave female children.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “Then the king commanded all the Egyptian people/his advisors: ‘You must throw into the Nile River every baby boy born that the Hebrew women give birth to! But you can allow the baby girls to live.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:1:

• Kupsabiny: “There was a certain man of the clan of Levi who married a lady from their clan.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “At that time a man of the clan of Levi married a woman of the clan of Levi.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “There (was) a man who (was) a descendant of Levi who married a woman who (was) also a descendant of Levi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “In that day, a man from the clan [descended] from Livai married a woman with whom he shared the same clan.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “During that time, there was a man which be man of Levi who took woman of Levi as his wife.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “There was a man who/My father was descended from Jacob’s son Levi. He married a woman who was also descended from Levi.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kupsabiny: “Not very long, she became pregnant and produced/bore a boy child. When she saw that the child was handsome/beautiful, she hid (him) for three months.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the woman became pregnant, she gave birth to a son. When she saw that the child was fine she hid him for three months.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This woman became-pregnant and gave-birth to a male/(son). When she saw that the body of the child was healthy/[lit. good], she hid him/[lit. this] for a period/[lit. inside] of three months.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “It came about that she became pregnant and so bore a male child. But that woman saw that her child was very good-looking and so she hid him for a duration of three months.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “And his wife became pregnant, bore male child. When she saw it that son be good, she hid him from people of Egypt with month three.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “She became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy/me. When she saw that he/I was a good-looking baby, she hid him/me for three months, because she was not willing to do what the king commanded.” (Source: Translation for Translators)