Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 1:50:
- Kupsabiny: “But take that clan of Levi to be in charge or my Tent, the utensils and everything that is in that Tent. They are to carry that Tent and its things. They shall be working there and shall be spreading/setting up their tents around my Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Instead of that, give the Levites responsibility for the tent of testimony and all the items in it as well. When you move from place to place they must carry the holy tabernacle and all [its] items. They must care for it well and having set up the holy tabernacle, [they] must stay near the tent.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Instead, give to them the responsibility to be-in-charge of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent where the Law was-put/placed, and all its equipment. They (are) to-carry/bring the Tent and all its equipment, and they must take-care of it and they will-camp around it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains the tablets on which are written the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. When you travel, they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 1:51:
- Kupsabiny: “When that Tent is moved/migrated, the clan of Levi shall take it down and they are the ones who shall be spreading/setting it up. But any other person who comes near to that Tent, is to be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When moving [it] to [another] place, the Levites must [be the ones] to take the holy tabernacle down and the Levites must [be the ones] to set it up. If anyone who is not authorized goes near the holy tabernacle, he must be killed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the Tent is- now -to-be-transferred/moved, they will-be- the -ones-to-put- it -away, and if [it is] to-be-set-up again, they still will-be the-(ones) to-set- it -up. Anyone who will-do this work/doings in the Tent who (is) not (a) descendant of Levi, will-be-killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Whenever it is time for all of you to move to another location, the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent to do this work must be executed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 1:52:
- Kupsabiny: “The other clans of the people of Israel shall spread their tents gathering themselves in one place according to how their clans are. Each person is to live where his clan is and have a flag.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Israelites must set [their] tents up around the banners of their respective camps.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon will-camp according to their tribe, and each tribe has (a) banner.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 1:53:
- Kupsabiny: “The clan of Levi shall spread their tents surrounding my Tent so that no other person comes near that Tent so as to make me angry with the people of Israel.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Levites must guard the tent of the testimony. And so that my anger may not fall on the community of Israel, the Levites, having set their tents up around the tent of the testimony, must live [there]."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the descendants of Levi will-camp around the Tent where the Laws was-put/placed-in-it, so-that I will- not -get-angry against the community of Israel. The descendants of Levi are responsible to take-care of the Tent.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished by Yahweh for coming close to the Sacred Tent. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 1:54:
- Kupsabiny: “So, the people of Israel did everything as God had told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Israelites did everything in accordance with the commands that the LORD gave Moses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon did all this according to what that LORD commanded Moises.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 2:1:
- Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses and Aaron,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises and Aaron,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 2:2:
- Kupsabiny: “The people of Israel shall spread/set up their tents with each person being where the house/family of his father is at the flag of his clan. They shall set up their tents to surround and not come near my Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Israelites must stay, each having set up their tents in their own places under their own family banners, all around the Tent of Meeting, a bit distant from it. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Each tribe of Israel are-to-camp under the banner of their own/[lit. each] tribe. The Meeting-Together-Place Tent will-be-put/placed at the center of the camp.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘When the Israelis set up their tents, they should set them up in areas that surround the Sacred Tent, but not close to it. The people of each tribe must set up their tents in a different area. Each tribe must erect in that area a banner of their own clan and a flag that represents their tribe.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 2:3:
- Kupsabiny:
Three clans shall set up on the East side, and the clan of Judah is to be in charge. Those clans are these:
| Clan |
Leader |
How many soldiers |
| Judah |
Nahshon son of Amminadab |
74,600 |
| Issachar |
Nethanel son of Zuar |
54,400 |
| Zebulun |
Eliab son of Helon |
67,400 |
When they are all put together they are 186,400, and the community of Judah shall be leading (them) when they are migrating.
(Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Divisions of the camp of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun will set up their tents under their banner on the east toward the sunrise. The leader of the people of the tribe of Judah is Nahshon, son of Amminadab.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
The tribes of Juda, Issachar, and Zebulun are-to-camp on the east, under the banner of their own/[lit. each] tribe. These (are) the names of their leaders/[lit. heads] and the numbers of their people/men:
| Tribe |
Leaders/[lit. Heads] |
Number |
| Juda |
Nashon son/[child] of Aminadab |
74,600 |
| Issachar |
Nethanel son/child of Zuar |
54,400 |
| Zebulun |
Eliab son/[child] of Helon |
57,400 |
(Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The people of the tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun must set up their tents on the east side of the Sacred Tent, close to their tribal flags. These are the names of the leaders of those tribes and the number of soldiers whom they will lead:
Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, will be the leader of the 74,600 men of the tribe of Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)