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complete verse (Numbers 7:84)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:84:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, all the things that those leaders gave for the anointing/inauguration of the altar are these: Twelve plates made from silver, twelve bowls made from silver and twelve small bowls made from gold which things that smell sweet filled. The total weight of silver reached twenty-eight kilos following the standard for weighing decided in the Tent of God. The total weight of gold reached one and a half kilo following the weight which was decided in the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “These are the offerings that the leaders of the tribes of Israel offered on the day that the altar was anointed — twelve silver trays, twelve silver sprinkling bowls, and twelve flattened golden vessels.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These were all the offerings of the twelve leaders/[lit. heads] of the Israelinhon for the dedication of the altar: twelve silver large-plates, twelve silver bowls, and twelve golden small-cups.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those twelve leaders brought these gifts:
    —twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of about 60 pounds/27.6 kg., each of them being weighed on the scales kept in the Sacred Tent;
    —twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of about three pounds/1.4 kg., each being weighed on those same scales;
    —twelve bulls, twelve full-grown rams, and twelve one-year-old rams, to be sacrifices that were completely burned, along with the grain offerings;
    —twelve goats to be sacrificed to forgive the people for the sins they have committed;
    —and 24 bulls, 60 full-grown rams, 60 goats, and 60 rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 7:85)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:85:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, all the things that those leaders gave for the anointing/inauguration of the altar are these: Twelve plates made from silver, twelve bowls made from silver and twelve small bowls made from gold which things that smell sweet filled. The total weight of silver reached twenty-eight kilos following the standard for weighing decided in the Tent of God. The total weight of gold reached one and a half kilo following the weight which was decided in the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Each of the flat silver trays weighed 130 shekels and each of the silver sprinkling bowls weighed 70 shekels in accordance with the shekel of the sanctuary. The total of all the trays and bowls was 2400 shekels in accordance with the shekel of the Tent of Meeting.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Each silver large-plate has a weigh of about one and one-half kilogram, and each silver bowl has a weigh of about 800 grams. The weight of them all together about 28 kilograms according to the weigh-scale-(that-is-used) by the priests.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those twelve leaders brought these gifts:
    —twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of about 60 pounds/27.6 kg., each of them being weighed on the scales kept in the Sacred Tent;
    —twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of about three pounds/1.4 kg., each being weighed on those same scales;
    —twelve bulls, twelve full-grown rams, and twelve one-year-old rams, to be sacrifices that were completely burned, along with the grain offerings;
    —twelve goats to be sacrificed to forgive the people for the sins they have committed;
    —and 24 bulls, 60 full-grown rams, 60 goats, and 60 rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 7:86)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:86:

  • Kupsabiny: “So, all the things that those leaders gave for the anointing/inauguration of the altar are these: Twelve plates made from silver, twelve bowls made from silver and twelve small bowls made from gold which things that smell sweet filled. The total weight of silver reached twenty-eight kilos following the standard for weighing decided in the Tent of God. The total weight of gold reached one and a half kilo following the weight which was decided in the Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “And each of the twelve flattened gold vessels full of incense weighed [lit.: was] 10 shekels according to the shekel of sanctuary. All together the gold incense vessels came to 120 shekels.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The twelve golden small-cup filled with incense has a weigh of about 120 grams each one according to the weigh-scale-(that-is-used) by the priests. The weight of all together about 1,440 grams.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those twelve leaders brought these gifts:
    —twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of about 60 pounds/27.6 kg., each of them being weighed on the scales kept in the Sacred Tent;
    —twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of about three pounds/1.4 kg., each being weighed on those same scales;
    —twelve bulls, twelve full-grown rams, and twelve one-year-old rams, to be sacrifices that were completely burned, along with the grain offerings;
    —twelve goats to be sacrificed to forgive the people for the sins they have committed;
    —and 24 bulls, 60 full-grown rams, 60 goats, and 60 rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 7:87)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:87:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the animals for sacrifice that were given/offered were these: Twelve bullocks, twelve rams and twelve other rams that had one year. They were for the sacrifices that were to be burned completely together with food (grain) offerings. Twelve he-goats for sweeping away sin were also given.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For the Burnt Offerings there were twelve young bulls, twelve one-year-old lambs and twelve sacrificial male lambs along with the grain offerings. For purification Offering there were also twelve male goats.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The animals that were-given for burnt offering: twelve young cow, twelve old male sheep and twelve young male lambs/sheep which is one year old, together with these are the gift offerings. The offering for becoming-clean: twelve male goats.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those twelve leaders brought these gifts:
    —twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of about 60 pounds/27.6 kg., each of them being weighed on the scales kept in the Sacred Tent;
    —twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of about three pounds/1.4 kg., each being weighed on those same scales;
    —twelve bulls, twelve full-grown rams, and twelve one-year-old rams, to be sacrifices that were completely burned, along with the grain offerings;
    —twelve goats to be sacrificed to forgive the people for the sins they have committed;
    —and 24 bulls, 60 full-grown rams, 60 goats, and 60 rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 7:88)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:88:

  • Kupsabiny: “And the sacrifices of fellowship that were given were these: Twenty-four bullocks, sixty rams, sixty he-goats, and sixty other rams/lambs that had one year. These things were given for the feast in which the altar was inaugurated/anointed and dedicated.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “And for the Fellowship Offering 24 oxen, 60 rams, 60 goats and 60 one-year-old male lambs were sacrificed. These were the offerings brought to be offered after the altar had been anointed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The animals that were-offered for a good relationship: 24 bulls, 60 older male sheep, 60 male goats, and 60 younger male sheep which is one year old.
    These were all the offerings when the altar was dedicated.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the altar was dedicated to Yahweh, those twelve leaders brought these gifts:
    —twelve silver plates and twelve silver bowls, weighing a total of about 60 pounds/27.6 kg., each of them being weighed on the scales kept in the Sacred Tent;
    —twelve gold dishes filled with incense, weighing a total of about three pounds/1.4 kg., each being weighed on those same scales;
    —twelve bulls, twelve full-grown rams, and twelve one-year-old rams, to be sacrifices that were completely burned, along with the grain offerings;
    —twelve goats to be sacrificed to forgive the people for the sins they have committed;
    —and 24 bulls, 60 full-grown rams, 60 goats, and 60 rams that were one-year-old, to be sacrifices to maintain the people’s fellowship with Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 7:89)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 7:89:

  • Kupsabiny: “It was when/if Moses went into the Tent to go and speak to God that he was hearing the voice of God speaking from the lid which closed the Box of Covenant there in the middle of those two cherubs.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When Moses would go into the Most Holy Place to speak with the LORD, he would hear a voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover which is above the Ark of the Covenant. There the LORD would speak with him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Moises enter-into the Tent Meeting-Together-Place to speak with the LORD, he can hear the voice speaking to him from the center of the two cherubim, above the cover of the Box/Ark of the Covenant. There the LORD spoke with Moises.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Whenever Moses/I entered the Sacred Tent to talk with Yahweh, he/I heard Yahweh’s voice speaking between the two images of creatures with wings that were above the lid of the sacred chest.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Numbers 8:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 8:1:

  • 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 8:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 8:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Tell Aaron that when he places the seven lamps on the thing to place lamps on, put them so the light throws/shines forward/in front.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Tell Aaron, ‘When you put the seven lamps, put them so that their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Tell Aaron that when he is now (ready) to-place/set-up the seven lamps, he must set- these -up where the light of-them will-shine in front-of the thing-to-put-on/(lampstand) of-this.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Tell Aaron to put the seven lamps on the lampstand and place them in such a way that they shine toward the front of the lampstand.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)