Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Numbers 6:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “even that of (his) father, (his) mother, or (his) brother or (his) sister. They must not become dirty by coming near a corpse. But they must stay clean as long as they have dedicated themselves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He must not make himself unclean for them even though the dead body may be [lit.: is] his mother or father or his elder brother or younger brother or his elder sister or younger sister, for the hair on his head is a sign of his separation to God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “even if it is his/her (own) father, mother, or brother-and-sister. He/She (must) never make- himself/herself -dirty because of them. For his/her hair is a symbol of dedication of his/her life to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me by coming close to the corpse. Your long hair shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 6:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “even that of (his) father, (his) mother, or (his) brother or (his) sister. They must not become dirty by coming near a corpse. But they must stay clean as long as they have dedicated themselves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As long as he is a Nazarite he is one who is dedicated to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So for the whole time of his/her dedicating his/her life, he/she is-set-apart for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You are required to keep doing this all the time that you are dedicated to me in this special way.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 6:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “But if he has touched the corpse of a person who died unexpectedly and he thereby did a mistake, that person is unclean for seven days and then he is to be shaved.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “’If his head becomes unclean by the sudden death of some person in his presence [lit.: before him], after seven days he must cleanse himself by shaving his hair. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘If someone suddenly died beside him, and because of-this his hair which is the symbol of his dedication to the LORD was-defiled, he must wait for seven days, and then he shall-cause-to-shave his hair. The seventh day is the day of his becoming-clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘If anyone dies very suddenly when he is near you, then your hair that you have dedicated to me is no longer sacred. So you must wait seven days and then shave it all off. Then you must perform a special ritual to cause yourself to become acceptable to me again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 6:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “And on the eighth day, he is to bring two doves or two pigeons. He brings those things to the priest and place them in the courtyard of the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “On the 8th day he must bring either two doves or two pigeons before the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then on the eighth day, he must bring two doves or two pigeons to the priest there at the entrance of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The next day you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 6:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:11:

  • Kupsabiny: “The priest shall take one of those birds to make it a sacrifice that sweeps away sin, and the other one he shall use for a sacrifice that is burned completely so as to make that person clean since he has touched a corpse. At that time/point that person shall start to let his hair grow” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because of the guilt incurred by being in the presence of the person who died, the priest must offer one [offering as a] purification offering and one offering as a burnt offering to make atonement for him. That day he must consecrate his own head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The one (offering) is to-be-offered by the priest as offering for becoming-clean and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the person will-be-forgiven from his sin that he had-touched a corpse. On that very day, he will-dedicate again himself and he will-let- his hair -grow.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘he priest must kill the birds and offer them as sacrifices. One of them will be an offering to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed, and the other will be an offering that is burned completely to please me. After the priest burns them on the altar, I will forgive you for having come close to a corpse, and when your hair grows again it will be dedicated to me again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 6:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “and dedicate self to God again. He shall bring a ram which has one year so his sin can be appeased. The days he had dedicated self are not counted since he made a mistake.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He must dedicate himself to the LORD for as long as he consecrates himself as a Nazarite, and he must bring a one-year-old sacrificial lamb to offer as a guilt offering. Since the earlier days became impure, they will not count.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The days that passed of his serving the LORD will- not -be-counted as part of his fulfilling his vow, because he was-defiled by touching a corpse. He must dedicate himself again until he finished his vow, and he must bring a male lamb as a payment for his sin.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The amount of time that you were set apart for me the previous time does not count, because you had become unacceptable to me by coming close to a corpse during the time that you were a Nazir-man. So you must again make a solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me for the entire amount of time that you indicated the previous time. And you must also sacrifice a one-year-old lamb for not doing what you were required to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 6:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:13:

  • Kupsabiny: “This is the law about a person whose days of dedicating self to God are over. He is to be brought to come to the courtyard of the Tent of God” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “’Here are the tasks that the Nazirite must accomplish after his time of consecration is complete — He must go to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is what he (should) do if he is now finished his vow as a Nazirite: He must go to the entrance of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘hen the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the Sacred Tent” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 6:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 6:14:

  • Kupsabiny: “and give as a gift to God three animals without blemish and those are: A ram that has one year which is to be burned completely, a female sheep which has one year for sin to be swept away, and a ram for the fellowship offering.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “There he must bring a one-year-old sacrificial lamb without defect as a burnt offering, a one-year-old female lamb without defect as a purification offering, and one male sheep without defect as a peace offering,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There he will-offer to the LORD these successive/following animals with no defects: a young male sheep which is one year-old as a burnt offering, a female sheep which is also one year-old as an offering for becoming-clean, and an old male sheep as an offering for a good relationship.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects: Offer a one-year-old ram that will be burned completely, a one-year-old female lamb as a sacrifice to enable me to forgive your sins, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to maintain fellowship with me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)