Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 6:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 6:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “But Moses replied that, ‘I am a poor speaker! Will that ruler really listen to me?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses replied to the Lord, " Look, I am not one that can talk well. And since this is so why would the pharaoh listen to me?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Moises said to the LORD, ‘I am not good in-speaking, so the king would/will- not -listen to me.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But Moses spoke to the Chief like this, ‘I am not a good man for talking. Therefore how will the great chief of the Isip people listen to me?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And Moses answered for him it «If I am impaired for speech like this, king of Egypt will listen to me?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But Moses/I said to Yahweh, ‘Listen to me. I am not a good speaker. So the king will certainly not pay attention to what I say/why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses that, ‘I will make that ruler to know that I am with you. Your brother Aaron will speak for you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Look, I have made you like God for Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your spokesman.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘Listen! I will-make you (sing.) seem-like a god to the king of Egipto. You (sing.) will-speak to him through Aaron your (sing.) sibling.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the Chief said to Moses, ‘Listen. In the sight of the great chief of Isip, I will make so that you become like God. And your older brother Aron will be your prophet/spokesperson (lit. bring your mouth), and so he will bring your talk to the great chief of the Isip people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses «Look! I made you take place of God in front of king of Egypt, and your brother namely Aaron, he will be prophet your.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Listen carefully. Just like I enabled prophet to speak my messages, I will cause the king to consider that you are like a god, and that Aaron is like a prophet.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “When I tell you the words, tell everything to Aaron that he may tell the ruler to release the people of Israel out of his land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Whatever I command you, you are to say to Aaron. And your older brother Aaron is to tell Pharao to let the Israelites go out of his country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Tell Aaron everything I say to you (sing.), and have- him -say this to the king. He is-to-tell the king that he is-to-let- the Israelinhon -to-come-out from his nation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Everything I talk to you about, this you will speak to your older brother Aron with. And then Aron will talk to the great chief of Isip about allowing the Israel people to leave his area.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “That which I will tell for you all, you tell it for Aaron, and Aaron will go tell it for king of Egypt, let him let go people of Israel [that] they might leave from his country.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “You must tell everything I command you to tell to your older brother Aaron, and he will tell that to the king. He must tell the king to let the Israeli people leave his land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “But I will make that ruler to be hard headed even if you do to him many miraculous things in this land of Egypt,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For the purpose of showing many signs and amazing works in Egypt I will harden the heart of Pharao” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But I will-harden the heart of the king, and even though I will-perform/do many miracles and amazing things in Egipto,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But I will make so that the great chief is unwavering (lit. has a hard interior) and refuses to listen (lit. shuts his ears). [When] it’s like that then I [will] do many miracles to exist as signs in the midst of the Isip people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But, I will make heart of king of Egypt [that] it might be hard. When I will do signs and miracles many in Egypt,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But I will make the king stubborn. As a result, even though I perform many kinds of miracles/terrifying things here in Egypt,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “he will not listen to you. I will send disasters in the land of Egypt and you (plur.) will lead my people out of that land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But the Pharaoh will not listen to your message. Laying my hand on Egypt and giving great judgment to the Egyptians and I will bring out my own people the Israelites out from Egypt” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “he will- not -listen to you (sing.). Then I will-punish Egipto very greatly/[double emphasis marker], and I will-cause- the tribes of Israel my people -to-come-out.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But the great chief of the Isip people certainly won’t listen to your (pl.) talk. Therefore I will show my strength and so punish the Isip people with big plagues (lit. killing-offs). And I will become like a leader of fighting and so lead my people, each of the families of the Israel people, and so they [will] leave Isip and go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “he not you still will listen. Therefore, I will show Egyptians my power. And my own (people) namely people of Israel, I will take away them out, punishing Egyptians with punishments which be big.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “the king will not pay any attention to what you say. Then I will punish the people of Egypt very severely , and I will lead/bring the tribes of the Israeli people out of Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “That is when the people of Egypt will know that I am God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When I lay my hand on the country of Egypt and while I bring them out then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When I have- already -punished the Egiptohanon, and I have- already -caused- the Israelinhon -to-come-out of their nation, they will-know that I am the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And when I destroy the area of Isip and so bring the Israel people to leave that area, then the Isip people will know well that I am the Chief.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When I will reach out my hand to Egyptians that I might take away people of Israel out from amongst them, that is when Egyptians will recognize it that I am Yahweh.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then, when I show my great power to the Egyptian people and bring the Israeli people out from among them, they will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:6)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “And so, Moses and Aaron accepted to do what God told them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Moses and Aaron did as Lord commanded.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises and Aaron obeyed what the LORD commanded them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore Moses and Aron did as the Chief spoke to the two of them about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And that which The Lord said to them they must do, they went did it all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Aaron and Moses/I did what Yahweh told them/us to do. They/We went and spoke to the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:7)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses was then eighty years and Aaron was eighty-three years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When they went to speak to Pharaoh Moses was 80 years old and Aaron 83 years old.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 when they spoke-together with the king of Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “In the day that the two of them went and talked to the great chief of the Isip people, Moses’ years were eighty, and Aron’s years were eighty-three.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “In year which they went spoke with king of Egypt, Moses had years which be 80, and Aaron had years which be 83.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time, Moses/I was 80 years old, and Aaron was 83 years old.” (Source: Translation for Translators)