Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Leviticus 21:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:12:

Kupsabiny: “He must not come out from where it is holy or defile that place in order to go to be involved in matters of mourning because he is anointed and set aside. I am God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “He must not go out from the holy place and must not defiled holy place of his God. For God’s anointing oil has made him consecrated. I am the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “And because he has-been-offered to me as head priest by-means-of rubbing/(anointing) oil upon him, he should- not -leave the Meeting-together-place Tent to participate in the burial, for if he does this the Tent will-become-dirty/unclean. I am-the-one (who is) the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “He must not leave the Sacred Tent to join those who are mourning, because he would cause himself to become unfit for his work and would also defile/desecrate the Sacred Tent. He must not leave the Sacred Tent at that time, because by being anointed with olive oil he has been appointed/set apart to serve his God in the Sacred Tent. I, Yahweh, am the one who am commanding this.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:13:

Kupsabiny: “A priest must marry a girl who is a virgin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “He must marry a virgin.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The head priest must marry a virgin and his fellow Israelite. He is- not -to-marry a widow, or a woman who has-been- separated/has-been-divorced by her husband, or a woman that is dirty/unclean because she sells her body.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Women whom you priests marry must be virgins.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:14:

Kupsabiny: “Do not let him marry a widow or one whose husband has chased her or a prostitute. He must marry a relative who is a virgin” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “A woman whose husband has died, [or] whose husband has divorced her, a defiled woman or a prostitute, these he must not marry. He must marry a virgin from his own tribe.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The head priest must marry a virgin and his fellow Israelite. He is- not -to-marry a widow, or a woman who has-been- separated/has-been-divorced by her husband, or a woman that is dirty/unclean because she sells her body.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “You priests must not marry widows or prostitutes or divorced women, because if you did that, if you later have sons, they would not be acceptable to be priests among your people. You must marry only virgins from among your own people. I am Yahweh, who sets priests apart to be holy.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:15:

Kupsabiny: “so that his work of sacrifices can be inherited. I am God who was setting him apart.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Otherwise his sons and daughters will be defiled. I am the LORD who makes him holy.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “In this way his children will- not -be-considered dirty/unclean. I (am) the LORD who separates/sets-apart him for me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “You priests must not marry widows or prostitutes or divorced women, because if you did that, if you later have sons, they would not be acceptable to be priests among your people. You must marry only virgins from among your own people. I am Yahweh, who sets priests apart to be holy.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:16:

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:17:

Kupsabiny: “‘Tell Aaron that: Do not allow any of your descendants who has a problem in his body to present food to God. That is prohibited forever.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Say to Aaron– ‘It is not OK for any of your from generation to generation who have a blemish to sacrifice offerings to their God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “to- tell this to Aaron:
There-will- not -be any one/[lit. whoever] of your (sing.) descendants until generations to come to-serve as a priest if his body has a defect.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “‘Say this to Aaron: ‘For all future time, none of your descendants who has any defects on his body will be allowed to come near the altar to offer sacrifices to me which will be like my food:” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:18:

Kupsabiny: “It must not be a person who is blind, who is lame, whose face is not straight or with one hand or foot being long.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “No one who has a defect is to come before him. A blind man, lame man, one who has a broken body part,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “(It is) not possible/permissible the blind, lame, someone-who-has a defect on his face, (someone who is) not normal in one part of his body,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “No one who is blind or lame or deformed, or whose face is disfigured,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:19:

Kupsabiny: “It must not be a person whose hand or leg is twisted,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “one who has curled up hands and feet,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “someone-who fractured/twisted/bent his foot or hand,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “no man with a crippled foot or a crippled hand,” (Source: Translation for Translators)