Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Leviticus 14:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “The priest shall take the bird that is alive, the cedar wood, the red thread and the branch of hyssop and immerse all in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then he took the other bird, the branch of cedar wood, the red thread and hyssop plant, and dipped them in the blood of the bird that had been killed over the fresh water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then he is-to-take one more live bird, the cedar wood, the red string, and the hyssop, and he is-to-dip this all into that water which has the blood of the bird that was-butchered/killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the priest will dip the other bird, along with the cedar wood, the scarlet/red yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 14:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “He shall then sprinkle the blood seven times on the person to be cleansed and pronounce that the person has been cleansed and let the bird that is alive fly away.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He must sprinkle it on the sick person seven times and then pronounce them clean. [He] must then release the remaining bird into an open field.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And the water which has blood he is-to-sprinkle seven times on the person who has-been-healed from the dangerous disease on the skin, and he will-let-it-be-known/will-pronounce that that-same person (is) now clean. Then the priest will- let- that living bird -go-free/be-released.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then he must sprinkle some of the blood on the person who was healed; he must sprinkle it on him seven times. Then he will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again. And the priest will release the other bird and allow it to fly away.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 14:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “The person to be cleansed must wash his/her clothes, shave his/her head and bathe. Then the person has become clean and is able to return to inside the camp, but he/she shall stay outside his/her tent for seven days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The sick one must wash his clothes, shave off all the hair on his body and bathe. Only then will he actually be clean, and will get to go into the camp. In spite of this, however, he will have to stay outside his tent for seven days.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But before he is-considered finally clean, he is-to- first -launder his clothes, he is-to-shave-completely/[lit. scrape-off] all his head-hair and body-hair, and he is-to-bathe. He can now enter/go-inside the camp but he can- not -live/dwell in his tent for/[lit. inside of] seven days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Then the person who was healed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe. Then he is allowed to return to the camp, but he must stay outside his tent for seven days.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 14:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “And/But on the seventh day, (s)he shall shave all the hair including that which is on the head, beard and eyebrows, and then (s)he shall wash her/his clothes and bathe. Then that person has become clean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “On the seventh day he must again shave off his head, beard, eyebrows and all the hair on his body and he must wash his clothes and bathe himselfe with water. Then he will actually be clean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “On the seventh day, he is-to-shave-completely/[lit. scrape-off] again all his head-hair and body-hair, he is-to-launder his clothes and bathe.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “On the seventh day, he must again shave off all his hair, including his beard and his eyebrows. Then he must again wash his clothes and bathe, and then he will be allowed to be with other people again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 14:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “And/But on the eighth day, the person shall bring two young rams, a female sheep that has (is) one year and all those sheep/goats are to be without blemish. (He) is to bring three two-liter containers of flour that have been mixed with olive oil and olive oil that reaches half a liter.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “on the eight day he must bring two male lambs and one female lamb a year old, each without defect along 3/10 ephah finest flower mixed with olive oil for a grain offering and 1/3 liter of oil” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “On the eighth day, he must bring two male sheep and a female sheep which (is) one year old, with no defects. He must- also -take six kilograms of the good kind flour which (is) mixed with cooking-oil, as a gift offering. And he must- also -bring one glass of cooking-oil.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘The next day that person must bring two male lambs and one female lamb that is one year old, all of them with no defects. He must also bring six quarts/liters of fine flour, mixed with olive oil, to be an offering, and 0.6 pint/0.3 liter of olive oil.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 14:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “The priest is to take those things and the person to be made clean and place all near the entrance to the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The priest must take the sick one to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD together with all the items that he brought.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The priest who will-declare him clean is-to-bring him and his offerings to the presence of the LORD near the entrance of the Meeting-together-place Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The priest who declares that the person’s skin disease is ended must bring that person, and his offerings, to me, Yahweh, at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 14:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then the priest is to take one ram among those brought together with the olive oil and use them for a sacrifice which appeases sin. He shall present those to be a sacrifice that he has raised up to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The priest must take one male lamb and 1/3 liter of oil and offer them as a guilt offering before the LORD. He shall present them before the Lord as a wave offering.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The priest is-to-take one of the male sheep and one glass of oil, and he is-to-offer this as an offering for the payment of sin. Then he is-to-lift- this -up in the presence of the LORD as an offering which is-lifted.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Then the priest must take one of the male lambs and lift it up, along with the olive oil, in front of me, to be a guilt offering—an offering for his being guilty for not giving to me the things that he was required to give me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 14:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 14:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “He shall slaughter the ram where the animals that are used to make sacrifices that sweep away sin and those that are burned completely are slaughtered. The meat of the sacrifices that appease for sin and those that sweep away sin belong to the priest and it is very holy.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then, in the sacred area where the Purification Sacrifice and the burnt offering are killed, he must kill the lamb. For just as the Purification Sacrifice belongs to the priest, so also the guilt offering is his. And it is very holy.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He will-slaughter the sheep in the holy place, there at the slaughtering-place of the offering for becoming-clean and burnt offering. This sheep offering (is) very holy, and this now belongs-to the priests, just-like also the offering for becoming-clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the priest must slaughter the lamb in the sacred place where the other sacrifices are offered. Like the offering to enable people to be forgiven, this guilt offering is holy, and belongs to the priest.” (Source: Translation for Translators)