Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 7:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:24:

  • Kupsabiny: “The people of Egypt began to dig besides the riverbanks because they could not be able to drink the water of the river.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All the Egyptians dug right and left along the river Nile to get drinking water, because they could not drink the water from the river.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Egiptohanon dug around of Nile River so-that (they) could-get a drink (of) water, for they could- no-longer -drink the water in the river.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the Isip people weren’t able to drink the water [of] the Nail, therefore they were digging water holes at the edge of the Nail to get their water.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Egypt all, they dug well at side of river, because they not water of Nile be able to drink.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The Egyptians dug into the ground near the Nile River to get water to drink, because they could not drink the water from the river.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 7:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 7:25:

  • Kupsabiny: “Things stayed like that for seven days since God had started the plague.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seven days passed since the Lord struck the water of the river Nile.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After seven days had-passed from-(the time) when the LORD struck the Nile River through Aaron,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And the Chief made so that the water of the Nail was bad like that for a duration of seven days.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When The Lord struck river of Nile, afterwards, there were days seven.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “One week/Seven days passed after Yahweh caused the water in the Nile River to become red like blood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:1)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses that, ‘Go to that ruler and tell him that, ‘God says that, ‘Release my people to go and worship me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord told Moses again: ‘go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go to worship me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the LORD said to Moises, ‘Go-to the king of Egipto and tell him, ‘This (is) what the LORD says: Let- my people -go, so-that they can-worship me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that the Chief spoke to Moses like this, ‘Go to the great chief of the Isip people and then say to him, ‘Chief God’s talk is like this: You (sing.) must allow my people to go and lift up my name.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses «you return to king of Egypt, return say to him ‹Yahweh said like this «Let go my own (people) [that] they might go, let them go do for me service.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, ‘Go back to the king and tell him, ‘Yahweh says that you must let my people go, in order that they can worship me in the desert.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:2)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “And/But if you refuse, I will send frogs to fill the whole of Egypt.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If you do not let them go. I’ll trouble you by sending frogs on your whole country.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) indeed will- not -let- them -go, I will-cause- the frogs -to-fester/become-great-in-number-upon your (sing.) entire nation.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But yo, if you don’t allow them to go, then I’m going to cause many frogs to come forth in the area of Isip, and so I will destroy all your (pl.) areas.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When you will reject let go their, I will curse country your with frog.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But if you refuse to let them go, I will punish you by sending frogs to cover your country.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “The frogs will fill the river Nile and will invade in large numbers to your palace/place of administration, and (they) will enter your inner room where you sleep up to the bed. They will go inside homes and enter every sauce-pan, every utensil used for kneading flour for bread. These frogs will fill up every place even up to the houses of the leaders/officials in your land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The river Nile will be full of frogs. They will come into your palace, your bedroom, your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people and into your oven and kneading dish.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The River of the Nile will-be-filled with frogs and they will-go-inside your (sing.) palace, into your (sing.) bedroom and even into your (sing.) thing-to-lay-down-on. They will- also -go-inside the houses of your (sing.) officials and of your (sing.) people, and even to the place-for-cooking-by-fire and to the place-where- flour -is-kneaded.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The Nail river will be very full of the frogs. And the frogs will leave the water and arise and then be jumping and going into your house and your sleeping room and your bed also. And the frogs will be jumping up also into the houses of your [subordinate] leaders and all your people. And they will be jumping up also into your things for cooking and your dishes for bret.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “River of Nile will be crowded with frog, and it will climb [this direction] out, entering house your with bedroom your, climbing on bed your, entering house of servants your and your people, sitting in fireplace your and bread-making-gourd your.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Not only will the Nile River be full of frogs, but the frogs will come up out of the river into your palace. They will come into your bedroom and onto your bed. They will be in the houses of your officials and all the rest of your people. They will even get into your ovens and your pans for mixing the materials for baking bread.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “The frogs will climb up on even you and the people of your land including the leaders.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The frogs will come upon your body, and the body of your people and your officials.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The frogs will-jump-up on you (sing.) as-well-as your (sing.) people and all your (sing.) officials.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The frogs will be jumping up on you (sing.) and your [subordinate] leaders and all your people.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “It will jump on you [body] and your people and servants your.»›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The frogs will jump up on you and your officials and all the rest of your people.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “God again told Moses that, ‘Tell Aaron to stretch his hand and raise the stick towards the rivers, streams, ponds and other places of water so that the frogs may come to fill the land completely.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord told Moses again, ‘Tell Aaron, take your stick and point towards the streams, canals, and ponds, and the land of Egypt will be covered with the frogs” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD still/again said/[continued to say] to Moises, ‘Tell Aaron to stretch-out his hand with a staff/walking-stick towards the rivers, streams, and ponds, and the frogs will-come-out/appear upon the whole of Egipto.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the Chief spoke to Moses again like this, ‘Tell Aron to hold his walking stick up and then straighten his arm, and then lift it up so that it points toward all the big and small rivers and lakes in the Isip area. [When] it’s like that then the frogs will be full in the area of Isip.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord also said to Moses «you say to Aaron ‹Take cane your, you lift hand on top of river, and canal, and lakes, in order that frog it might climb [this direction] out on land of Egypt!›»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh also said to Moses/me, ‘Say this to Aaron: ‘Hold your stick in your hand and stretch it out as though you were stretching it over the river, the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up from all this water and cover the land of Egypt.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:6)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “Aaron lifted up his stick towards the waters of the whole of Egypt. Then the frogs came in large numbers to fill the whole land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So Aaron stretched out his hand toward the waters of Egypt and the frogs came out covering the whole land of the country.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Aaron stretched-out his hand towards the waters of Egipto, and the frogs appeared/came-out and spread-out over the whole of Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore Aron held his walking stick up and then straightened his arm, and so he lifted it up so that it pointed toward the waters of Isip, and then the frogs arose and covered the area of Isip.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, Aaron lifted hand on top of water of Egypt all, and frog climb [this direction] out, filled country of Egypt.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “After Moses/I told that to Aaron, he stretched out his hand as though he were stretching it over all the water in Egypt. And the frogs came up from the water and covered Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)