Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 8:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:31:

  • Kupsabiny: “God did as Moses had prayed.The flies left the house of the ruler, his leaders/officials and his people. There was no single fly that was left.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord did what Moses said. The flies left Pharo, his officials and his people; not even a single fly remained.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and the LORD fulfilled what Moises asked-for/requested. The insects left all the Egiptohanon. There-was-not left any [emphasis] of insects.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the Chief did as Moses asked him about. The flies left the great chief of Isip and his leaders and his people. No fly stayed at all.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord did it as Moses entreated. He chased away fly from place of king, and place of his servants, and place of his people. There was not one which remained.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “And Yahweh did what Moses/I asked, and he got rid of the swarms of flies from around the king and his officials and the rest of his people. No flies remained.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 8:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:32:

  • Kupsabiny: “Though it had happened like that, the ruler again hardened his head. So, he refused to release those people to go.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Again Pharon hardened his heart and did not let the people go.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the king still hardened his heart and he did- not -let- the Israelinhon -go.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The flies went and were finished, but the great chief of the Isip people was unwavering and refused to listen again, and so he didn’t allow the people to go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But king of Egypt again be hard heart, not people of Israel let go [that] they might go.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But the king was stubborn this time also, and he did not allow the Israeli people to go.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “God told Moses that, ‘Go and tell that ruler/king that, ‘I am saying release my people to go and worship me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the Lord said to Moses, "Having gone to Pharaoh say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews gives this (message) to you, "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, the God of the Hebrews: 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 speak like this, ‘I am Chief God of the Ibru people. My talk is as follows: Allow my people to go and lift up my name.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord said to Moses «you go to king of Egypt, say to him ‹God of Hebrew namely Yahweh says to you 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 to the king and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh, the God we Hebrews worship, says: ‘Allow my people to go, in order that they may worship me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “And if you still hold back those people again,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “If you hinder them and refuse to let them go” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) still do- not indeed -let- them -go,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And if you don’t allow them to go, but hold them back still,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “If you will reject letting them go again do them evil,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “If you still keep refusing to let them go ,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “I will send a plague to all the livestock. This sickness will attack all animals, including the horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep and goats.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “By means of the Lord’s hand a plague will come to all the animals, to horses, donkeys, camels, cows and bulls and to sheep and goats.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-send a deadly disease on your (sing.) animals that (are) in the field — horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “then I will cause a very bad sickness to come about on your tame animals. Your oses and donkis and kamels and bulmakaos and sipsips and memes will be greatly sick and so die.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “I will hit hand down with illness which be big. And livestock your, horse, and donkey, and camel, and cows, and sheep/goats, it will be ill all.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “I warn you that I will punish you with my power by sending a terrible disease on all your animals—on your horses, donkeys, camels, on your cattle, and on your flocks of sheep and goats.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “But I God will separate the animals of the Israelites from those of the Egyptians. Not even one animal of the Israelites shall die.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord will make a distinction between Israel’s animals and Egypt’s animals. Not one of Israel’s animals will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But I will-make-a-distinction/difference in my treatment of the livestock/animals of the Israelinhon from the livestock/animals of the Egiptohanon, so-that none of the animals of the Israelinhon will-die.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But my practice toward the Israel people’s animals won’t be the same as I do to you (pl.) Isip people’s animals. None of the animals of the Israel people will die.’ ’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But, livestock of Egyptians, and livestock of people of Israel, I Yahweh, I will divide it [body]. Among livestock of people of Israel all, there is not one which will die.» › »” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But I, Yahweh, will distinguish between what I do to the animals that belong to the Israeli people and what I do to your animals. The result will be that no animal that belongs to the Israeli people will die.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 9:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “I God have set/prepared that these things will happen tomorrow.’ ’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord had decided on the time of this says, "Tomorrow (emph.) the Lord will do this in this land."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD announced/let-it-be-known that he would-do this the next/following day,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Okay, therefore Chief God set a time (lit. sun’s face) for this event to happen and so he said, ‘Tomorrow I’m going to do like that in this area.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord put its hour down, said «Tomorrow, I Yahweh, I will do it in this country.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Tell him that I have determined/decided that tomorrow is the day that I will do this in this land.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 9:6)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “And on the next morning, God did it as he had said. Many of the livestock/animals of the Egyptians died, but not even one animal of the Israelites died.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The following day (emph.) the Lord did as he said he would. All the animals of the Egyptians died. However, not one of Israel’s animals died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and he truly did it/this. The livestock/animals of the Egiptohanon died, but none at-all of the livestock/animals of the Israelinhon died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And so on the next day, the Chief made so that it turned out like that. All the tame animals of the Isip people were dying. But none of the Israel people’s tame animals died.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “On the morrow, The Lord did it like that. Livestock of Egyptians all, it died. But, livestock of people of Israel, there was not one which died.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The next day Yahweh did just what he said that he would do. A terrible disease afflicted all of the Egyptians’ animals, and many of them died. But none of the Israeli people’s animals died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)