Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Numbers 3:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:18:

  • Kupsabiny: “And Gershon, he had these sons: Libni and Shimei who were leaders in their houses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his sons — Libni and Shimei.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The children of Gershon were Libni and Shimei.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those two sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:19:

  • Kupsabiny: “Kohath had sons who were leaders in their houses and they were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The clans descended from Kohath were named after four of his sons Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The children of Kohat were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uziel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those four sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:20:

  • Kupsabiny: “Merari had Mahli and Mushi who were leaders in their houses. These are the houses from the stomach of Levi.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his sons, Mahli and Mushi.
    These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The children of Merari were Mali and Mushi.
    They were the descendants of Levi, according to their families.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those two sons.
    Those are the clans that were descended from Levi.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:21:

  • Kupsabiny: “The men of the stomach of Gershon were counted and those were the house of Libni and Shimei.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The clans of Libni and Shimei were from Gershon. These were the clans of Gershon.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The descendants of Gershon were the families that came-from Libni and Shimei.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The two clans descended from Gershon are those that were descended from his sons Libni and Shimei.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:22)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “7,500 were counted from a boy of one month and going forward.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The number of these males one month old or older was 7,500.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The number of all their males whose age were from a month (and) above (was) 7,500.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “In those two clans there were 7,500 males who were at least one month old.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:23:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those houses had to set up their tents on the West side of the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “[EAH]The Gershonites clans were to set up their tents behind the Tent of Meeting towards the west.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The place where they were-camped was-there behind the Place-of-Worship Tent, on the west side.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They were told to set up their tents on the west side of the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “Eliasaph son of Lael was the leader in the house of Gershon.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The leader of the Gershonite families was Eliasaph son of Lael.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Their leader/[lit. head] was Eliasaf child of Lael.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The leader of those two clans was Eliasaph, the son of Lael.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 3:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:25:

  • Kupsabiny: “The house of Gershon must take care of the cloths that were used to cover that Tent and the curtain that closed off where one enters the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Gershonites were given the responsibility to care for the Holy Tent, its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the Holy Tent,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They were-entrusted to take-care of these things of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent: the coverings, the curtain at the entrance of the Tent,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Their work was to take care of the Sacred Tent, including the coverings of the tent, the curtain at the entrance of the tent,” (Source: Translation for Translators)