Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Numbers 3:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:2:

Kupsabiny: “Aaron had these sons: Nadab, who was the firstborn, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “The names of the sons of Aaron were: Nadab, the eldest, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The children of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Itamar. Nadab is the oldest.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Aaron’s four sons were Nadab the oldest, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

Kupsabiny: “Those sons had been anointed to do the work of burners of sacrifices/priests,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “These are the names of the sons of Aaron who had been anointed and chosen to serve as priests.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “They were-chosen and ordained to serve as priests.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “They were appointed (OR, Moses/I appointed them) to be priests.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:4:

Kupsabiny: “but God killed Nadab and Abihu because they did for him sacrifices which were not good in the wilderness of Sinai. Those people had no children. So, Eleazar and Ithamar became priests in those days, and their father Aaron was in charge.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the wilderness of Sinai when they offered unauthorized fire to the LORD. Since they also had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar were alive to serve as priests while their father Aaron was alive.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “But Nadab and Abihu died in the presence of the LORD when they used the fire that they are- not -supposed to use as their offering to the LORD there in the desolate-place of Sinai. They died without children, therefore Eleazar and Itamar (are) the- only -ones-who served as priests when Aaron was still alive.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “But, while Yahweh was watching, Nadab and Abihu died in the Sinai Desert because they burned incense in a manner that was different from what Yahweh had commanded. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar were the only sons of Aaron who were left to be priests, along with their father Aaron.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:5:

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:6:

Kupsabiny: “Bring the clan of Levi here and appoint (them) to be helping Aaron (with the) work.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Bring the tribe of Levi before Aaron, the priest, and get them to assist him in his work. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “‘Have- the tribe of Levi -called and bring them to Aaron priest to help him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “‘Bring the men of the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron, in order that they may assist him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:7:

Kupsabiny: “They instead of the people of Israel shall be doing the work of my Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “By doing the work within the Tent of Meeting, in the Holy Tent they will do the work that must be done for Aaron and the whole community.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “They will-serve Aaron and the entire community by looking-after the work(s)/doings at the Place-of-Worship Tent, which is also called the Meeting-Together-Place Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “They will serve Aaron and all the other Israeli people, while they do their work inside the Sacred Tent and outside it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:8:

Kupsabiny: “They shall be taking care of everything in that Tent,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “They must take responsibility for all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting. And they must do the work in the Holy Tent on behalf of all the Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “They also are-to-take-care of all the things/equipment in the Tent, and are-to-serve in the Tent for the Israelinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “They must serve all the Israeli people by taking care of all the things that are inside the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:9:

Kupsabiny: “Because I have appointed the clan of Levi to help Aaron and his sons.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “The Levites are chosen from among all the people of Israel and given by God to Aaron and his descendants, the priests, to serve in the Tent of Meeting as assistants to the priests’.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The descendants of Levites will-be-turned-over to Aaron and to his male children to help them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Appoint them to help Aaron and his two sons. I have chosen them from all the Israeli people to do that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)