Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Leviticus 13:33)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:33:

  • Kupsabiny: “the person shall shave (his/her) head around the wound and the person is to be isolated for seven days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Except for [lit.: leaving] the place that has the itching disease, he must shave his hair and beard. [And] again he must be put for seven days in isolation.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “he must shave-completely/[lit. scrape-off] his hair or shave his beard but he must- not -include the part that has an itchy-rash. Then the priest will-separate/isolate him again for seven more days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “the person must shave the hair near the sore but not the hair on the sore. And the priest will tell him to stay away from other people for seven more days.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 13:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:34:

  • Kupsabiny: “The priest shall again examine the wound on the seventh day and if it has not spread and is not sunk, he shall say that the person is clean. The person is to wash his clothes and then he is clean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Again on the seven days later the priest must examine him/her. If that itching disease, without having spread, appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest must declare him/her clean. Then he/she shall wash his/her clothes, and he/she will be clean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “On the seventh day, the priest will- again -look at the itchy-rash. And if this has- not -spread and the skin does not seem-deeper, the priest will-let-it-be-known/will-pronounce that he is clean. Then that person will-launder his clothes, and he will-be-considered clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “On the seventh day, the priest will examine that spot again. If it has not spread and it appears to be only on the surface of the skin, the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with people again. The person must wash his clothes, and then he can be with other people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 13:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:35:

  • Kupsabiny: “But if the wound has gotten worse after the priest has said that the person was clean,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But if the itching disease spreads in the skin even after he/she has been declared clean,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But if the itchy-rash has-spread on his skin after the priest pronounced him clean,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But if the sore later spreads,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 13:36)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:36:

  • Kupsabiny: “he must examine (it) again. And if it has spread to another area, the priest no longer needs to look at the hair (to see) if they are reddish because that person is unclean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Again the priest must examine him/her. If the itch has spread in the skin, [he] need not check to see whether the yellow hair remains or not. For that person is unclean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the priest is-to-look at him again. And if the itchy-rash has- truly -spread in his skin, the priest does- not now -need to-look/examine if there-is head-hair or beard-hair that has-turned-yellow for (it is) already clear that he (is) dirty/unclean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “the priest must examine him again. If the itch/sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair, because it is clear that the person has a contagious skin disease.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 13:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:37:

  • Kupsabiny: “But if the priest sees that the wound has not spread and black hair is growing there, it is clear that the wound has indeed healed. The priest shall say that the person is clean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But when the priest examines it, if the place that had the itching disease is just like it was before and [if] black hairs comes sprouting there [lit.: in it], that disease has healed. Then the priest must declare him/her clean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But if the priest sees that this has- not -spread and has black head-hair already (in it) or a beard is-growing, this has- already -been-healed. And the priest will-let-it-be-known/will-pronounce that he/she is clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “However, if the priest thinks that the spot has not changed, and healthy hair is growing in that area, it is clear that the itch has healed, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 13:38)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:38:

  • Kupsabiny: “If there is a man or woman who has white spots on his/her body,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If any man or woman has a spot on the skin that looks white,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If there-are white-spots-developing on the skin of a person,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Then a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 13:39)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:39:

  • Kupsabiny: “the priest must examine the person and if it is seen that it is only things that have raised on the body, he shall say that the person is clean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “the priest must examine it, and if that spot on his/her body is only slightly whitish, it is only a blemish, that person is clean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “he must show this to the priest. And if the developing-white-spots (are) pale, this (is) just a rash that has-come-out on the skin. This person is-to-be-considered clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “the priest should examine them. But if the spots are dull white, it is only a rash, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 13:40)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:40:

  • Kupsabiny: “If a man has lost hair/become bald on the head and gotten a bald area, that person is clean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If any man’s hair falls out and he is bald-headed, he [may] still be clean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If a person loses- (his) -hair near/close to (his) forehead or on the top-of- his -head, he (is) clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘If a man loses the hair on any part of his head, he does not need to stay away from other people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)