Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Numbers 3:50)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:50:

Kupsabiny: “That money reached 1,365.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “He took from the first-born Israelites 1,365 shekel of silver according to the shekel of the sanctuary.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “What he collected (were) 1,365 pieces of silver, according to the weight of the silver on the weigh-scale-(that-is-used) by the priest.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “The total was 1,365 pieces of silver. Each silver coin weighed the same as each of the silver coins stored in the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:51:

Kupsabiny: “Moses gave Aaron and his sons those silvers as God has told him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “And he gave this money to Aaron and his sons as the LORD had commanded Moses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “And he gave this to Aaron and to his children according to what the LORD had-commanded him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Moses/I gave these silver coins to Aaron and his sons, 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 4:1:

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 to Moses/me,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:2:

Kupsabiny: “‘Count the house of Kohath from the clan of Levi according to their houses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Count the Kohathites descendants of the Levi according to their clans and families.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “‘You (plur.) take-a-census of the descendants of Kohat which is-under-the-jurisdiction of the tribe of Levi, according to their blood-relatives and families.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “‘Write down the names of the men who belong to the clans descended from Levi.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

Kupsabiny: “Count the men of those people who have thirty years until fifty so they can be working in my Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “‘Count all the men between ages 30 and 50 who are qualified to serve at the Tent of Meeting.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Count all the men from 30 (years) old-of-age up to 50 years-old who are able to serve in the Meeting-Together-Place Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Write the names of the men who are between 30 and 50 years old. These will be men who will work at the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

Kupsabiny: “These people shall carry the things that are honored in my Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “The work of the Kohathites is to care for the most holy items at the Tent of Meeting. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “‘The work/duties of the descendants of Kohat in the Meeting-Together-Place Tent is to take-care of the most holy things.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “‘he work of these descendants of Kohath will be to take care of the sacred items that are used when the people worship at the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:5:

Kupsabiny: “When the days for you to migrate/move have arrived, Aaron and his sons shall enter into that Tent to take/remove the curtain that closes off/conceals the Inner room and cover the Box of the Covenant with it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “When the camp moves on to another place, Aaron and his sons, having gone into the Most Holy Place, having taken down the curtain in front of the Ark of the Covenant, must cover the Ark with it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “When you (plur.) move-out from your (plur.) the place-where-you-camped, Aaron and his male children are-to-go-into the Tent and they will-take the curtain [that is] inside and cover the Box/Ark of the Covenant.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “When you Israelis move to another location, Aaron and his sons must enter the tent to take down the curtain that separates the Very Holy Place from the other part of the Sacred Tent. They must cover the sacred chest with that curtain.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:6:

Kupsabiny: “Those people shall take the skin of a hippo which is softened so they can cover that Box of the Covenant with it, and spear a heavy and blue cloth on top of that skin, and then the poles for carrying are to be entered into that Box.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “Then, having covered it with dolphin skins, it must be covered again with cloth that has been dyed blue. Then the carrying poles must be put in place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Then they will- still -cover this with a good/fine kind of leather and afterwards with blue cloth, and then they will-insert the poles which are-used-for-carrying it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Then they must cover that with a nice covering made from the skins of goats. Over that they must spread a blue cloth. Then they must insert into the rings on the chest the poles for carrying it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)