Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Leviticus 15:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “Any person who has touched things of sleeping of that person must wash his/her clothes and bathe, and that person is unclean for that day until sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Anyone who touches his bed must wash his/her clothes and he/she also must bathe. He/she will be unclean until evening time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And anyone who touches him or the-place-where- he -lies or the-place-where- (he) -sits, he must launder his clothes and bathe, but he is- still -to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Anyone who touches that person’s bed must wash his clothes and bathe, and no one should touch him until that evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 15:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “If a person has sat on something that that person who is dripping has sat on, (s)he must wash his/her clothes and bathe. That person is also unclean until sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The person who sits in the place where the person sat who had the disease of the semen must wash his clothes, and bathe. He/she will be unclean until evening time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And anyone who touches him or the-place-where- he -lies or the-place-where- (he) -sits, he must launder his clothes and bathe, but he is- still -to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Anyone who sits on something that man has sat on must wash his clothes and bathe, and no one should touch him until that evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 15:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Any person who has touched that person must wash his/her clothes and bathe. That person is also unclean until sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Anyone who touches a man who has a disease of the semen must wash his clothes and he must also bathe. He/she will be unclean until evening time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And anyone who touches him or the-place-where- he -lies or the-place-where- (he) -sits, he must launder his clothes and bathe, but he is- still -to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Anyone who touches such a man must wash his clothes and bathe, and no one should touch him until that evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 15:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “If that person has spat on a clean person it is necessary for the person who was spat on to wash his/her clothes and bathe. That person who was spat on is unclean until sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If a man with disease of the semen spits on a clean person, he/she must wash his/her clothes and he/she must also bathe. He/she will be unclean until evening time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Anyone who is-spits-upon by this person, he must launder his clothes and bathe, but he is- still -to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘If such a man spits on someone else, that person who is spit upon should not be touched. He must wash his clothes, and no one should touch him until that evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 15:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “Anything that person who is dripping has sat on while riding an animal is unclean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Everything on which the man sits when riding.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Anything which this person sits-on, just-like the-place-where-(someone)-sits when riding a horse, will-become dirty/unclean. The one who-touches this thing he must launder his clothes and bathe, but he is- still -to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Everything that a man who has such a discharge of fluid sits on while he is riding a horse or a donkey should not be touched,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 15:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “Any person who has touched something that person has sat on is unclean until sunset. And any person who has carried something that person has sat on, (s)he must wash his/her clothes and bathe because that person is also unclean until sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Whoever touches an item that was situated under him, he/she will be unclean till evening time. Whoever lifts and takes such things, must wash his/her clothes, and must also bathe. [He/she] will be unclean until evening time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Anything which this person sits-on, just-like the-place-where-(someone)-sits when riding a horse, will-become dirty/unclean. The one who-touches this thing he must launder his clothes and bathe, but he is- still -to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and anyone who touches the seat or saddle that he was sitting on also should not be touched until that evening. And anyone who picks up the seat or saddle must wash his clothes and bathe, and no one should touch him until that evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 15:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “If that person has touched another person and his/her hands are not washed, the one who was touched needs to wash his/her clothes and bathe and that person is unclean until sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If a man with disease of the semen touches anyone without washing his hands, that person must wash his clothes, [he/she] must also bathe, and he/she will be unclean until evening time.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Anyone who will-be-touched by this person that has- not -washed his hands, he must launder his clothes and bathe, but he is- still -to-be-considered dirty/unclean until (it) becomes-twilight/dusk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Anyone whom the man with such a discharge of fluid from his body touches without first rinsing his hands in water must wash his clothes and bathe, and no one should touch him until that evening.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 15:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 15:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “Any utensil of clay that that person has touched is to be broken, and if it is any utensil of wood it must be washed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If that sick person touches a clay pot, the clay pot that was touched must be completely shattered. Wooden vessels must only be completely rinsed with water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The clay-pot that this man touches must be-broken, and any/[lit. whatever] thing which is-made of wood that he touches must be-washed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘If such a man touches a clay pot, that pot must be broken into pieces. Anything made from wood that he touches must be rinsed in water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)