Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 39:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:37:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) also brought the golden thing where lamps are placed on (lampstand) and the lamps and everything which go with (it) and the oil for the lamps.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “lampstand of pure gold and its lamps and other materials and pure oil,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the place-to-put-on the pure gold light and the lights and its things-that-are-use; the oil for the lights;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and the gol lams stand together with its lams, and its other things, and the oil for the lams,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and lampstand with its bowls and its things and its oil,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the lampstand made of pure gold and all its lamps and all the things that were to be used to take care of it, the oil for the lamps,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:38)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:38:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) brought the golden altar on which things that smell nice (incense) are burnt, anointing oil, and the curtain for closing/covering the entrance of the Tent,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “the altar of gold, anointing oil, the fragrant incense, curtain of the entrance of the tent,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the gold altar; the oil which is-for-anointing; the fragrant incense; the curtain to-the entrance of-the Tent;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and the gol table which is for offering incense, and oil which is a sign of the things belonging to God, and incense which makes smoke having a good smell, and the big cloth which is for the blocking the opening of the shelter,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and altar of incense which they make with gold, and its incense, and cloth of door of tent,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the golden altar for burning incense, the oil for anointing, the sweet-smelling incense, the curtain for the entrance to the Sacred Tent,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:39)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:39:

  • Kupsabiny: “the sacrificial place/altar of bronze and its grating/net, its (horizontal) poles and all its other things, the basin and its stand.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “the altar of bronze, its grid of bronze its carrying poles and all materials, basin and its stands,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the bronze altar and its bronze grill/grating, its poles-to-carry, and all its things-that-are-use; the basin and its thing-used-for-putting-an-object-upon;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and the bras table which is for offering together with its bras grate, and the bras table’s carrying poles, and its other things, and the dish for water together with its table,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and altar of gift(s) of fire which they make with metal red, and its grating, and its carry-wood, and its other things, and water jar with its stand,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the bronze altar for burning sacrifices and its bronze grating, the poles for carrying it, and all the other things that were used with it, the washbasin and its base,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:40)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:40:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) also brought curtains for the courtyard of the Tent, its pillars/posts and the things those posts stand on, the curtains for the gate to the courtyard, ropes, pegs and all other things for that Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “the ropes, and pegs and curtain to erect courtyard, pillars and bases and entrance curtain of courtyard. In this way they brought all the materials of the Tent of Meeting to Moses-” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the curtain of-the yard/courtyard and its posts and bases; the curtain of-the entrance of-the yard/courtyard; the ropes and pegs for the curtain of-the yard/courtyard; all the things-that-are-use of-the Tent Meeting-Place;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and the fence’s cloth together with its posts and the post-bases, and the big cloth which blocks the opening of the fence, and the fence’s ropes together with the small holders for holding the ropes. Therefore they brought all the things for God’s shelter to Moses. In that shelter, God was meeting together with his people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “with cloth of fence, with its hanging poles, and its planting-hole, and cloth of door of fence, and its rope, and its nail, and many things other which they make for Dwelling-Tent-of-God which be Tent of Meeting with God,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the curtains that surrounded the courtyard, the posts and bases that supported them, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard and its ropes, the tent pegs, and all the other things that would be used in the Sacred Tent,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:41)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:41:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) brought the woven clothes which the priests put on when working in the God’s Tent, including Aaron’s clothes and those of his sons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “the woven garments, sacred garments of Aaron the priest and garments of his sons for going to serve as the priest.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and the holy clothing/garments for Aaron to wear and his sons when they served as priest in the Tent” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, they brought the decorations for the people of offerings to Moses as follows: Aron’s upright decorations for offering, and his male children’s good decorations for offering. Those decorations are for the people of offerings to put on in doing their work in the interior of God’s shelter, in the place which has a somewhat great mark of ownership.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “with clothing of priests, clothes of head of priests namely Aaron and clothes of his male children who be priests.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the beautiful sacred clothes for Aaron to wear when he did his work in the Holy Place, and the special clothes for his sons to wear as they did their work as priests.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:42)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:42:

  • Kupsabiny: “The Israelites did everything as God had told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Israelites did all the works as the Lord had commanded Moses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon did all the things-to-be-done according to-the command of-the LORD to Moises.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “[Since] it was like that, then the Israel people finished all the work exactly as the Chief spoke to Moses about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, children of Israel finish work as The Lord had said to Moses.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The Israeli people had done all this work exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 39:43)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 39:43:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses inspected that work and when he checked, those people had done (it) the way God had told him. So, Moses blessed those people.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing that all the works were done according to the commandment of the Lord Moses blessed all of them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises looked at-their work, and he saw that they did it all according to-the command of-the LORD. So Moises blessed them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And Moses inspected (lit. his eye followed) all the things which the people made, and he saw that they did it exactly like the Chief has spoken to him about. Therefore Moses made good talk for empowering them.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses evaluate work their, see it that it be good, because they do it as The Lord said to him. Therefore, Moses blessed them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Moses/I saw all the work that they had done. Truly, they had done everything exactly as Yahweh had commanded that it should be done. Then Moses/I asked God to bless them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “God told Moses that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the Lord said to Moses,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD said to Mose,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that the Chief said to Moses,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord say to Moses like this” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,” (Source: Translation for Translators)