Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Numbers 3:42)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:42:

Kupsabiny: “Then Moses counted all the first-borns of Israel following as God had said to him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “So, as the LORD had commanded Moses, he counted the first-born Israelites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “So Moises counted all the first-born male of the Israelinhon from a month old-of-age (and) above, according to what the LORD had-commanded him. Their number (was) 22,273.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “So Moses/I did that. He/I counted the firstborn males of all the Israeli people, as Yahweh had commanded.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:43:

Kupsabiny: “Any boy or man who had one month from when he was born and continuing were counted. That counting reached to 22,273.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “The total number of first-borns, one month or older, was 22,273.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “So Moises counted all the first-born male of the Israelinhon from a month old-of-age (and) above, according to what the LORD had-commanded him. Their number (was) 22,273.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “The total of those who were at least one month old was 22,273.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:44:

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:45:

Kupsabiny: “‘Take the clan of Levi to replace all the first-borns of the Israelites, and let all their animals take the place of the first-borns of the animals of Israel. The clan of Levi shall be mine. I am God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Take the Levites instead of the first-born sons of the Israelites and cattle of Levites instead of their first-born cattle. The Levites are to be mine. I am the LORD. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “‘Dedicate the descendants of Levi to me in-exchange/in-place of all the first-born male of the Israelinhon. Dedicate also to me the animals/livestock of the descendants of Levi in-exchange/in-place of the first-born animals/livestock of the Israelinhon. The descendants of Levites are mine. I am the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “‘Set apart the descendants of Levi to be substitutes for the firstborn males of the other Israeli people. The descendants of Levi belong to me, Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:46:

Kupsabiny: “But since the first-borns of the people of Israel surpasses the clan of Levi with a number that reached 273, Each one of those people can be redeemed/exchanged for five pieces of silver.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “The number of first-born Israelite sons is 273 [greater] than the number of Levites. To redeem these” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Because there were more-than 273 first-born males of the Israelinhon than the descendants of Levi, they must be-redeemed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “There are 273 more firstborn males of the other Israeli people than of the descendants of Levi.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:47:

Kupsabiny: “But since the first-borns of the people of Israel surpasses the clan of Levi with a number that reached 273, Each one of those people can be redeemed/exchanged for five pieces of silver.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “take five shekels from them as the price for each person. It must be in accordance with the shekel of the sanctuary. One shekel is equal to twenty gerahs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “The payment for redeeming each one of them five pieces of silver according to the weight of the silver on the weigh-scale-(that-is-used) by the priests.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “To pay for these 273 males, collect five pieces of silver for each of them. Each of those pieces of silver must weigh the same as each of the silver coins that are stored in the Sacred Tent. Give this silver to Aaron and his sons.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:48:

Kupsabiny: “Give those silvers to Aaron and his sons.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “And give the money to Aaron and his sons as redemption for the extra Israelites."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “You (sing.) give to Aaron and to his male children the money that would-be-used-to-redeem for the extra first-born.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “To pay for these 273 males, collect five pieces of silver for each of them. Each of those pieces of silver must weigh the same as each of the silver coins that are stored in the Sacred Tent. Give this silver to Aaron and his sons.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:49:

Kupsabiny: “So, Moses took out that money with which those first-borns were to be redeemed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “According to this Moses collected the value of the extra people who were redeemed by the Levites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “So Moises collected the money that would-be-used-to-redeem the first-born children of the Israelinhon which exceeded the number of the descendants of Levi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “So Moses/I did that. He/I collected the silver from those 273 males.” (Source: Translation for Translators)