Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:11:

• Kupsabiny: “When Moses grew up, he visited his people of Israel. And when he looked/inspected, his people suffered from the work they were doing. He also saw how an Egyptian was beating an Israelite.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When Moses had grown up, one day he went out to where his brothers, the Israelites, were. There he saw them having to do hard labor. Then he saw an Egyptian brutally beating a Hebrew.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “One day, when Moises had-grown-up/[lit. was now big], he went to his blood-relatives, and he saw that they are-being-oppressed and causing- (them) -to-work very hard. He saw an Egiptohanon beating a Hebrew who (was) his blood-relative.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “It came about later that Moses grew up and then went to see his own Ibru people. But he saw that they were doing the difficult work of the great chief of Isip. He saw a man of Isip hitting an Ibru man badly.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “When Moses had grown, on day past thus, he went to his people, went saw hard things which they do. And he saw man of Egypt hitting a Hebrew, one of his tribe.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “One day, after Moses/I had grown up, he/I went out of the palace area to see his/my people, the Hebrews. He/I saw how they were being forced to work very hard. He/I also saw an Egyptian man beating one of his/my Hebrew people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:12:

• Kupsabiny: “Moses looked around, and when he saw that no one was near, he killed that Egyptian and buried (him) in the sand.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Moses looked this way and that way. When he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Moises looked-(around) in the surroundings (to see) if there-was-someone watching; and when he did-not see anyone, he killed the Egiptohanon and buried the corpse/dead-body in the sand.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “And so Moses looked back here and there, but didn’t see anyone else, therefore quickly he went and struck the man of Isip so that he died and then hid his body in the sand.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “He looked [eye] right and left. When it be lacking ones who he see, he went killed man of Egypt, buried him in sand.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “He/I looked around to see if anyone was watching. Seeing no one, he/I killed the Egyptian man and buried his body in the sand.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:13:

• Kupsabiny: “And/But on the next day, Moses found/met some two Israelites fighting. He asked of the one who started the quarrel that, ‘Why are you hitting one another and yet you are both Hebrews?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The next day again while going there he saw two Hebrews fighting with each other. Then he asked the Hebrew in the wrong, ‘Why are you hitting your own Hebrew kinsman?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The next/following day, he walked-out/went-out again and he saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one who was in-the-wrong, ‘Why are- you (sing.) -beating your (sing.) fellow Hebrew?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “But on the next day, he went out again and then saw two Ibru people fighting. He arose and then asked the man who did badly to his companion and so said, ‘What are you (sing.) doing hitting this Ibru companion of yours?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “On the morrow, when he went out, he saw Hebrew two hitting each other. And he went asked one who erred «What is it that you hit for it your brother?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “The next day he/I returned to the same place. He/I was surprised to see two Hebrew men who were fighting each other. He/I said to the man who started the fight, ‘Why are you you should not be striking your fellow Hebrew.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:14:

• Kupsabiny: “He answered Moses that, ‘Who has actually chosen you to come and rule over us? Are you a peacemaker? Do you want to kill me just like how you killed the Egyptian?’ Moses feared and asked himself that, ‘So, it is known what I have done?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The man said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you about to kill me also as you killed the Egyptian?’ When Moses heard this, he was afraid. He was thinking, ‘What I have done has become known.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The man answered, ‘Who made you (sing.) our (excl.) leader/[lit. head] and judge? What, are- you (sing.) -going-to-kill me also like you (sing.) did to the Egiptohanon yesterday?’ Moises became-afraid and said to himself/[lit. his own self], ‘The people indeed/[surprise particle] know what I did.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “But that man said, ‘Who appointed you to become our (excl.) leader for straightening disputes? You want to strike me also like you struck that man of Isip yesterday?’
  Moses heard like that and so he was afraid and spoke in his mind like this, ‘This thing which I did, people know about it.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “And he answered for him it «you and be chief our (excl.)? you and be judge our (excl.)? you will seek that you might kill me as which you kill man of Egypt?» Therefore, Moses was afraid. He thought it «Now, that which I did, people heard it all.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “The man replied, ‘Who made you our ruler and judge?/No one made you our ruler and judge! You have no right to interfere with us Are you going to kill me just like you killed that Egyptian man yesterday?’ Then Moses/I was afraid, because he/I thought, ‘Since that man knows what I did, surely other people know, too.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:15:

• Kupsabiny: “When the ruler heard of these words/events, he ordered that Moses should be caught and killed. Moses fled. He went and/but when he reached the land of Midian, (he) sat down by a certain well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When Pharaoh came to know about this, he intended to kill Moses. As for Moses he escaped from there and went to the country of Midian. And there he sat by a well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When- the king of Egipto -found-out what Moises had-done, he tried to-kill him, but Moises fled to Midian and lived there. When- he -arrived in Midian, he sat-down beside a well.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “And the great chief of the Isip people heard that Moses did this thing, and so he was searching for him to kill him. But Moses fled from the great chief and so went and lived in the area of Midian, close to a water hole.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “When king of Egypt heard it, he seek let him kill Moses, but he out, ran country Midian. And he sit down at side of well there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “And that was correct. The king heard about what he/I had done to that Egyptian. So he ordered his soldiers to execute/kill Moses/me. But he/I fled from the king and left Egypt. He/I traveled east to the Midian region and started to live there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:16:

• Kupsabiny: “There was a certain man there who was called Jethro or Reuel who was priest in the land of Midian and he had his seven daughters. Those girls came to the well to draw water for the troughs so that the flock/goats/sheep of their father could drink.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Seven daughters of a priest of Midian came to draw water from this well. They drew water from the well putting it into a trough for their father’s flock to drink from.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, the seven female children/(daughters) of the priest in Midian went to the well to draw-water for the watering-troughs/drinking-places of the animals/livestock of their father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “And a man of offerings in the Midian area whose name was Ietro, he had seven female children living. His female children went to that water hole to fill up water to [pour] into the trough (lit. giant clan shell) of their father’s sipsips and memes.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “During that time, priest of people of Midian who is named Jethro, he had female children seven. And well which Moses sit down there, they come to water bring there for animal of father.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “The man who was the priest/one who offered the people’s gifts to God for the Midian people, whose name was Jethro, had seven daughters. One day as Moses/I sat down beside a well, those girls came to the well and got water, and filled the troughs in order to give water to their father’s flock of sheep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Some other people came to that well who wanted to give water to their flock. Then those people wanted to chase those girls but Moses rescued them and drew water for their flock.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But at that time shepherds came and were about to threaten them and chase them off. Moses came to help them to draw water and he watered the flock.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The ones-who-watch-over animals also arrived there and made- the women and their animals -leave, but Moises helped them and he even caused- their animals/livestock -to-drink.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “But the men who were watching over another herd of sipsip, they drove those women away. But Moses arose and the drove away those men, and when it was done then he gave drink to the sipsips and memes of the women.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “And shepherds other came that they might chase away women out. And Moses arose up, helped them. Afterwards, he brought water for animal their.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “Some shepherds/men who took care of other sheep came and started to chase away the girls. But Moses/I helped/rescued the girls, and got water for their sheep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 2:18:

• Kupsabiny: “And/But when those girls had returned home, their father asked them that, ‘Why have you returned home so early today?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “They returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, ‘Why are you back so quickly today?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When- the women -returned-home to their father Reuel, he asked them, ‘Why have- you[pl] -come-home early now?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “It came about that the women returned back to their father Ruel, and then he asked them like this, ‘Why is it that today you’ve returned very quickly?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “When women had returned place of father their namely Jethro (who they also calling Reuel), he asked them «you immediately return here thus?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “When the girls returned to their father Jethro, whose other name is Reuel, he asked them, ‘How is it that you were able to give water to the sheep and come home so quickly today?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)