Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Leviticus 2:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “The flour that remains shall belong to the priests. That food is set aside/special because it has been taken from flour which is offered to God through fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “what remains of the grain offering will be for Aaron and his sons. This [sacrifice] is most holy than the other special gift to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The remaining flour will- now -belong-to Aaron and his descendants, and this (is) very/most holy because it (is) part of the offering by-means-of fire for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The part of that offering that is not burned will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is a very holy part of the offerings that are given to Yahweh by burning them in a fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 2:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “If a person wants to arrange/prepare a bread to become food that he offers/takes to God, as a gift, he must make it from wheat flour which is ground fine which has been mixed with olive oil and an ingredient/herb that causes it to rise must not be added to it. The breads may be made thick or thin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If [one] has the desire to offer a grain sacrifice baked in the oven, it must be a cake of good wheat flour without leven, mixed with oil, or unleavened Chapati smeared with oil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If someone will-offer bread that was-baked in a wood-oven as a gift offering, (it is) necessary that this was-made from the good kind of flour and that-which-causes-to-expand was-not put-in-(it). Thick bread that was-mixed-with oil or the thin bread which has-been-spread with oil can be-offered.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘If you bring an offering that is made from grain, something that is baked in an oven, it must be made from finely-ground flour. You may bring loaves made from flour mixed with olive oil but without yeast, or you may bring wafers with olive oil smeared on them, but also made without yeast.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 2:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “If a person wants to take/bring to God bread which has been baked on a frying (pan) as a gift it is necessary that he makes it from wheat flour that is ground fine which have been mixed with olive oil without an ingredient/herb that causes it to rise.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If your sacrifice is a grain offering baked in a little frying pan, it must be of good, unleavened good wheat flour mixed with oil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If the bread which will-be-offered was-cooked on a metal-utensil, (it is) necessary that this was-made from a good kind of flour and mixed-with oil, but that-which-causes-to-expand was-not put-in-(it).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “If your offering is cooked on a griddle/in a shallow pan, it must be made from finely-ground flour mixed with olive oil and without yeast.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 2:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “The bread must be broken into pieces and olive oil poured over it. That is food which is offered to (God).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “[You] must break it to pieces and pour oil on it, it is a grain sacrifice.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Break- this -in-pieces and put- oil -on-(it). This (is) a gift offering.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You must crumble it and pour olive oil on it. That will be your offering made from grain.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 2:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “And/But if a person wants to take/bring to God bread which has been baked in a sauce-pan, he must make it from wheat flour that is ground fine which has been mixed with olive oil.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If your grain offering is baked in a pan, it must be of good wheat flour [baked] with oil.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If the bread which will-be-offered was-cooked in a pan/frying-pan, (it) must also be-made from a good kind of flour and also mixed-with oil.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “If your offering that is made from grain is cooked in a pan, it must be made of finely-ground flour mixed with olive oil.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 2:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “That food should be brought to the/a priest so that he can offer (it) on the altar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Such a grain offering must be brought to the LORD’s place and handed over to the priest. And he must put it on the altar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Bring this kind of offerings to the priest in-order to-offer to the LORD there on the altar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Bring to Yahweh your grain offering. Give it to the priest, and he will take it to the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 2:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “The priest shall take part/half of that food and burn it on the altar. That is a gift which is offered through fire so it can give out a sweet smell to God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He must take a handful of the grain offering and burn it on the altar as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The priest will-take-anything (from it), and the-one- he -took-(away) he will-burn on the altar as a remembrance to the LORD. The fragrant-aroma of this offering by-means-of fire will-cause- the LORD -to-be-glad/pleased.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He will take a part of it that will symbolize that all the offering belongs to Yahweh. He will burn that part on the altar, and the aroma as it burns will be pleasing to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 2:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 2:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “The remainder shall belong to the priests. That food is set apart/special because it was taken from food that has been offered to God through fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The portion left over from the grain offering must be for Aaron and his sons.it is most holy than other a special gifts for the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The remaining of this offering will- now -belong to Aaron and his descendants, and this (is) very/most holy because this (is) part of the offering by-means-of fire that-was offered to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The part that is not burned will belong to Aaron and his sons. It is a very holy part of the offerings given to Yahweh by burning them in a fire.” (Source: Translation for Translators)