Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Numbers 3:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to be doing the work of burning sacrifices. But any other person who comes near there at the Tent of God that one shall die.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as priests. Anyone not authorized tries to approach the Tent of Meeting must be killed."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Aaron and his sons/children are the-(ones) you (sing.) will-choose to serve as priests. Anyone who will-do the work/doings of the priest in the Place-of-Worship Tent which is not (the) descendant of Levi should be-killed.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Appoint Aaron and his two sons to do the work that priests do. But anyone else who comes close to the Sacred Tent to do that work must be executed.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:11:

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

complete verse (Numbers 3:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “When I killed the first-borns of the Egyptians, I set aside every firstborn boy of an Israelite to become mine. Also the firstborns of the animals you keep became mine. I am God. Instead of making the firstborn sons of the Israelites become mine, I took out the clan of Levi to become mine.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I have taken the Levites instead of the first-born son of every woman in Israel. Therefore, the Levites are my people. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘I chose the descendants of Levi as replacement/substitute of the first-born males of Israel. Each descendant of Levi is mine,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Note that from all the Israelis, I have chosen the men of the tribe of Levi to take the places of all the firstborn sons of the Israeli people. The male descendants of Levi belong to me,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “When I killed the first-borns of the Egyptians, I set aside every firstborn boy of an Israelite to become mine. Also the firstborns of the animals you keep became mine. I am God. Instead of making the firstborn sons of the Israelites become mine, I took out the clan of Levi to become mine.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For all the first-borns are mine. On the day that I killed all the first-born in Egypt, I separated out all the first-born of Israel for myself, both people and animals. They are all mine. I am the LORD."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “for each first-born male (is) mine. When I killed all the first-born male of the Egiptohanon, I separated for myself all the first-born male of Israel, whether man or animal. So they (are) mine. I am the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “because truly all the firstborn males belong to me. That is because on the day that I killed all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt, I spared all the firstborn sons of the Israelis and set them apart for myself. I also set apart the firstborn males of your domestic animals. They belong to me, Yahweh.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai that,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In the wilderness of Sinai, the LORD said to Moses –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises there in the desert/desolate-place of Sinai,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again in the Sinai Desert. He said,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:15:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Register the people of the clan of Levi according to their houses. Count all children who are boys who have one month going forward (one month and above) from when they were born.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Count all the males of the descendant of Levi, one month old or older, according to their clans and families. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Count the male descendants of Levi from one month (old) above, according to their families.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Count the male members of the tribe of Levi. Write down their names and the names of their clans and family groups. Count all the males who are at least one month old.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses did as God had told him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So like this, as he had been commanded, Moses counted them in accordance with the word of the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Moises counted them, according to what the LORD had-commanded him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I counted them, just as Yahweh commanded.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:17:

  • Kupsabiny: “Levi had these sons: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The names of the sons of Levi were like this — Gershon, Kohath and Merari.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These were the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohat, and Merari.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Levi had three sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.” (Source: Translation for Translators)