Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:16:
- Kupsabiny: “When he arrives, tell him that, ‘The God of the people of Israel has sent me to tell you that you (should) release my people to go and worship me in the wilderness. But you have hardened your head up to now.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews has sent me to speak to you. Let my people go so they can worship me in the desert. But until now you have not listened to this message.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebreo, has-ordered me to-tell you (sing.) this: Let- my people -go so-that they can-worship me in the desolate-place. But until now you (sing.) have- not [emphasis] -obeyed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then you will speak to him like this, ‘The Chief God of us (excl.) Ibru people sent me to come and speak to you like this: You must allow his people to go to the desolate area to lift up his name. But up until today, you didn’t consent to his talk.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “you say to him ‹Yahweh who be God of the Hebrews, he sent me here to you, saying «Leave my own (people) [that] they might go, [that] they might go do for me service in the wilderness.» But, until now, you not it are listening.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Say to him, ‘Yahweh God, the one we Hebrews worship, sent me to you to tell you to let my people go, in order that they may worship him in the desert. We told you that, but you have not paid any attention to it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:17:
- Kupsabiny: “So, he has said that you are going now to know how he is like through the miraculous things he is going to do. I will strike this river with the stick for the water to become (human) blood.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This is what the Lord says, ‘You will know that I am the Lord. Look, I will strike the water of the river Nile with my staff, and it will become blood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I, the LORD, say that by-means of what I am-going-to-do you (sing.) will-know that I am the LORD. By-means of this staff/walking-stick, I will-strike the water of the Nile and the water will-become blood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore today Chief God speaks like this: You (sing.) will see the things I’m about to do, and so you will know well that I am the Chief.’ Yo, I will hit the Nail river with this stick here in my hand, and then the water will become blood.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, Yahweh says like this «you will recognize it that I am Yahweh with this: this staff I take in hand thus, I will hit water with it, and river of Nile will change into blood,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So now Yahweh says this: ‘This is the way you will know that I, Yahweh, have the power to do what I say that I will do. Watch this: I am going to strike the water that is in the Nile River with the stick that is in my hand. When I do that, the water will become blood (OR, red like blood ).” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:18:
- Kupsabiny: “The fish in the river will die and the river will stink so that the people of Egypt will not drink that water.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The fish will die in river, and river will stink. The Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the river.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The fish will-die, the river will-stink, and the Egiptohanon will- no-longer -be-able-to-drink its water.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “The fish will be dying, and the water will smell very badly, and so it won’t be possible for the Isip people to drink [it].’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “and fish which be present there will die, and water will smell evil, and Egyptians not it will be able to drink.» › »” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then the fish in the Nile River will die, and the water in the river will stink, and the Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the Nile River.’’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:19:
- Kupsabiny: “God told Moses that, ‘Tell Aaron to take his stick and lift up his hand upon/towards all the waters of Egypt including rivers, every stream, ponds and wells/water holes/springs. All the water of that land will redden to become blood even that (water) which is in the pots in the homes.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over all the rivers, ponds, canals. Then all the water there will become blood. In all those places in Egypt there will be blood just blood everywhere. Even water wooden or stone vessels will turn to blood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD still said/[continued to say] to Moises, ‘Tell Aaron to point-out his staff/walking-stick over all the waters of Egipto: over the rivers, streams, canals, ponds, and over all the places-where- water -is-gathered, and they will- all -become blood. This is what will-happen everywhere in Egipto. Even the water in the wooden or stone containers will-become blood.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And then the Chief spoke to Moses again like this, ‘Tell Aron to take his stick and then lift it so that it points toward the big and small rivers and all the lakes in the area of Isip. And then the water will become blood. Therefore [in] every area of Isip, blood will be full in the water. And the [wooden] dishes and clay pots and [coconut shell] water containers also will be full of blood.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And The Lord again said to Moses «you say to Aaron ‹Take cane your, you lift hand on top of water of Egypt all, on top of river, and canal, and lakes, and wetlands, let it changed into blood. Therefore, blood will fill Egypt all. Even if it be water which be present in gourd, and water which be present in jar, it will changed into blood.›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘When you are talking to the king, say to Aaron, ‘Hold your stick out as though you were holding it over the water in Egypt—over the rivers, the canals, the ponds, and over the pools of water, in order that all of it may become red like blood.’ When Aaron does that, there will be blood throughout Egypt, even in wooden jars and in stone jars.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:20:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses and Aaron did as God had commanded/told them. As Aaron was before the ruler and his leaders/officials of his land, he lifted up his stick and struck/beat the river. After striking/beating, all the water in Egypt turned into (human) blood.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded. He raised his staff in front of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the river Nile and all the water became blood. Para” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises and Aaron obeyed what the LORD had-commanded. While the king and his officials were-watching, Aaron raised-up his staff/walking-stick and struck the Nile River, and all the water became blood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore Moses and Aron did as the Chief spoke to the two of them about. In the sight of the great chief of Isip and his [subordinate] leaders, Aron lifted his stick up and then struck the river Nail, and then all the water became blood.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses and Aaron did that which The Lord said to them. He lifted cane, hit river of Nile in front of king and his servants, and water changed into blood all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So Aaron and Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded. As the king and his officials were watching, Aaron lifted up his stick and then struck the water in the Nile River with it. And all the water in the river turned red like blood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:21:
- Kupsabiny: “The fish died until the river water smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink that water. All the water in Egypt reddened to become blood.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The fish in the river Nile died. The river stank badly so much so that the Egyptians were unable to drink its water. Water everywhere in Egypt had become blood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The fish died and the river stank very-bad, so the Egiptohanon could- no-longer -drink. Everywhere in Egipto there-was blood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “All the fish in the Nail river were dying, and that water smelled very bad, and so it wasn’t possible for the Isip people to be drinking [it]. Blood was full in every area of Isip.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Fish which be present belly of water, it died, and water smelled bad, and Egyptians not it were able to drink. Therefore, blood filled Egypt all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then all the fish died. And the water stank, with the result that the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. Everywhere in Egypt the water became red like blood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:22:
- Kupsabiny: “From there/Then, even the magicians of that ruler also tried to do their magic. The ruler made the head hard as the God had said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Egyptians magicians did the same by means of their secret arts. And as the Lord had said Pharaoh’s heart became hard. He would not listen to the message of Moses and Aaron.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the Egiptohanon magicians/[madyikero] also did this miracle through their magic. So the heart of the king was still hard, and he did- not -listen to Moises and Aaron, just-as the LORD had-said.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But the Isip people’s magic people practiced their magic and so they did like that also. And so the great chief of Isip didn’t consent to Moses and Aron’s talk, because he was unwavering and refused to listen as Chief God spoke about.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “But, spiritists of Egypt made water change into blood also with power of gods of earth. Therefore, king still was being hard heart, not them listened, as The Lord had said to them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But the men who performed magic did the same thing using their magic. So the king remained stubborn , and he would not pay attention to what Aaron and Moses/I said, just as Yahweh had predicted.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:23:
- Kupsabiny: “But that ruler returned to his home without listening to what Moses told him.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh had no concern whatever and returned towards his Royal palace.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The king returned to his palace, and he did- not even -pay-attention to that-(event).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore the great chief of the Isip people returned back to his house. This event didn’t cause him to be worried at all.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “He left from them, went entered house. And it not him heart go.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “The king turned and went back to his palace, and he did not think any more about it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)