Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Numbers 4:47)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:47:

  • Kupsabiny:

    So, Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the clans counted the people as God has told them. The three houses that hailed from the clan of Levi were counted according to their houses. Those were: House of Kohath, Gershon and Merari. The men who had thirty years up to fifty were counted so they could work in the Tent of God. The list was like this:

    House Counting
    Kohath 2,750
    Gershon 2,630
    Merari 3,200
    Total number 8,580

    (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)

  • Newari: “The ones who came to carry loads and to do work in the Tent of Meeting who were between 30 and 50 years old,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:

    To follow the command of the LORD, Moises, Aaron and the leaders of the community of Israel census the descendants of Kohat, Gershon, and Merari according to their relatives and families. They counted all the men that ages from 30 to 50 years old who were able to serve the Meeting-Together-Place, and these are their number:

    Family Number
    Kohat 2,750
    Gershon 2,630
    Merari 3,200

    The total of their number, 8,580 all.

    (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

  • English: “They/We counted all the men who were between 30 and 50 years old. They were ones who were able to work at the Sacred Tent and who carried the tent and everything that was connected with it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 4:48)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:48:

  • Kupsabiny:

    So, Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the clans counted the people as God has told them. The three houses that hailed from the clan of Levi were counted according to their houses. Those were: House of Kohath, Gershon and Merari. The men who had thirty years up to fifty were counted so they could work in the Tent of God. The list was like this:

    House Counting
    Kohath 2,750
    Gershon 2,630
    Merari 3,200
    Total number 8,580

    (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)

  • Newari: “all together the number of men was 8,580.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon:

    To follow the command of the LORD, Moises, Aaron and the leaders of the community of Israel census the descendants of Kohat, Gershon, and Merari according to their relatives and families. They counted all the men that ages from 30 to 50 years old who were able to serve the Meeting-Together-Place, and these are their number:

    Family Number
    Kohat 2,750
    Gershon 2,630
    Merari 3,200

    The total of their number, 8,580 all.

    (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)

  • English: “The total was 8,580 men.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 4:49)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:49:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, Moses wrote down their names and assigned to each person his work and what he was to carry according to how God had told him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As the LORD has commanded Moses they were each given their work to do and chosen to carry loads.
    In this way they were counted in accordance with the command that the LORD gave to Moses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So according to the command of the LORD to/(through) Moises, each one of them were counted and was given his/her work/doings/duty and told what he/she to carry.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They/We completed the counting of all the descendants of Levi, as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me. And they/we told each man what work he was to do and what things he must carry when they moved to a new location.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 5:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 5:1:

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

complete verse (Numbers 5:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 5:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Tell the people of Israel to chase from inside the camp any person of a serious skin disease or a person who has pus flowing from his body and any person who has touched a corpse.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Give the command to the Israelites that all who have a contagious skin disease or a discharge or have become unclean by touching a corpse are to be expelled from the camp. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Command the Israelinhon that they are-to-cause-to-come-out of the camp anyone that has a dangerous disease on the skin, or there-is something-that-comes-out from his organ/(private-part) because of a disease, or he became dirty/unclean because he have-touched a dead-one.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘You must send away from your camp/area where you have your tents any man or woman who has leprosy and anyone who has a discharge of some fluid from his body, and anyone who has become unacceptable to God because of having touched a corpse.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 5:3)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “Chase out a man or woman who is unclean so that they do not defile the village/area where I live together with you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Whether it is a woman or a man, they are to be expelled from the camp. Your camp, [in] which I live, must not become unclean because of them."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Yes, you (plur.) cause- them -to-come-out, either male or female so they will- not -make- the camp -dirty, where I live among you (plur.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Send them away from there in order that they will not touch people in the camp area where I live among you and cause them to become unacceptable to me.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 5:4)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “So, the people of Israel chased those people outside obeying the words that God had told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Israelites did just like that. They expelled such people from the camp. As the LORD said to Moses, so the Israelites did.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So the Israelinhon caused- those people -to-go-out from the camp according to what the LORD had-commanded Moises.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, and the Israeli people obeyed what Yahweh commanded Moses/me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 5:5)

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

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