Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Leviticus 21:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “a hunchback or a dwarf, one with an eye defect /blurred eye), one who has a sickness of the skin or a person with only one testicle.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “one who is a hunchback or a dwarf, one who has an eye or skin disease, [or] a damaged testicle, is not to be allowed [lit.: not to have the chance] to come before me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the hunchback, dwarf, someone-who-has a disease in the eye or on the skin, or (someone who is) not able-to-cause-birth/able-to-make-a-child.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “no man who is a hunchback or a dwarf, no man whose eyes are defective, no man who has a skin disease or whose testicles have been damaged is allowed to brings sacrifices.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 21:21)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “It is not allowed for any person like this from the house of priests to be presenting food to God through fire.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Any of priest Aaron’s descendants who has a defect is not to come before me to offer a special gift. He has a defect. He is not to be allowed to [lit.: not to have the chance to] offer a grain sacrifice to his God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So if one of the descendants of Aaron has a defect, he is- not -allowed to-offer to me, and he is- also not -allowed to-go-inside the Holy Place and go- near to the altar for my Tent will-get- dirty/unclean. But he may/is-allowed to-eat the food which is the share/portion of them who (are) priests in the holy offering and the most holy offering. I (am) the LORD who separates/sets-apart you (plur.) for myself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “No descendant of Aaron, the first Supreme Priest, who has any defect is allowed to come to the altar to offer to me, his God, sacrifices that will be burned.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 21:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “Even though that is the case, he may eat the food that belongs to the priests.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Since he is a descendant of a priest, however, he may eat a special gift which is brought to offer to his God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So if one of the descendants of Aaron has a defect, he is- not -allowed to-offer to me, and he is- also not -allowed to-go-inside the Holy Place and go- near to the altar for my Tent will-get- dirty/unclean. But he may/is-allowed to-eat the food which is the share/portion of them who (are) priests in the holy offering and the most holy offering. I (am) the LORD who separates/sets-apart you (plur.) for myself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Priests who have defects are permitted to eat the various kinds of holy food offered to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 21:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “He must not come near the curtain that closes off the Tent of God or come to the altar. If he does that he may defile the holy place. I am God who makes them clean.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Since he has a defect, he is not to be allowed [lit.: not to be given the chance] to make my holy place defiled by coming to that altar inside the Tent of Meeting. For I am the LORD who makes it holy.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So if one of the descendants of Aaron has a defect, he is- not -allowed to-offer to me, and he is- also not -allowed to-go-inside the Holy Place and go- near to the altar for my Tent will-get- dirty/unclean. But he may/is-allowed to-eat the food which is the share/portion of them who (are) priests in the holy offering and the most holy offering. I (am) the LORD who separates/sets-apart you (plur.) for myself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But because of their defects, they must not go near the curtain in the Sacred Tent or near the altar, because if they did that, they would desecrate my Sacred Tent. I am Yahweh, the one who sets those places apart as being holy.’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 21:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 21:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “So Moses went to tell those words to Aaron and his sons and also all the people of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So Moses informed Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites about this matter.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises said all of this to Aaron and to his male children, and to all the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I told this to Aaron and to his sons and to all the Israeli people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 22:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 22:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The LORD said to Moses–” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD commanded Moises” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh also said to Moses/me,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 22:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 22:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Tell Aaron and his sons that: Respect the things that the people of Israel give to me (as gifts). Do like that so that you do not insult/abuse my holy name.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Tell Aaron and his sons– ‘They must deal respectfully about the holy items Israelites bring to offer to me, otherwise they will cause my name to be defiled. I am the LORD. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “to-tell this to Aaron and his male children:
    You (plur.) do- not -put- my holy name -to-shame, so you (plur.) respect the offerings that the Israelinhon offer to me. I am-the-one (who is) the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Tell Aaron and his sons to greatly respect the sacred offerings that the Israeli people bring to me; by doing that you will respect me , Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Leviticus 22:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 22:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “If a person from your (plur.) clan comes close to those things that the people of Israel give to me, and this person is unclean, he ends/dies/breaks from my presence. I am God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Tell them — ‘If any defiled person in your from throughout generation goes near [lit.: before] a holy item consecrated offered by the Israelites, I will destroy him/her from before me. I am the LORD. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If any one of you (plur.) or of your (plur.) descendants in generations to come who touch an offering which (is) for me while he (is) dirty/unclean, he can- not ever/(never) -serve as priest. I am-the-one-who (is) the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Tell them that for all future time, if any of their descendants comes near to the sacred offerings that the Israeli people dedicate to me while he is unfit to work for me, that person will no longer be allowed to work for me. I, Yahweh, am commanding this.” (Source: Translation for Translators)