Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 16:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:34:

  • Kupsabiny: “Aaron later put/placed (the) manna inside the Covenant Box doing as God told Moses.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna before the Testimony, that it might be kept for the generations to come.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Aaron obeyed this according-to what the LORD commanded Moises. Aaron put the manna before/in the Box of the Law in-order-to preserve/[lit. hide/kept] it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Okay, Aron did as the Chief spoke to Moses about, and so he set that mana down close to the box for the law, and so it permanently remained there.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “As The Lord said to Moses, Aaron put jar that together with thing of remembrance covenant of God, in order that it might not be lost.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Many years later, as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me, Aaron put the jar in front of the box that contained the stone slabs on which the Ten Commandments were written.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 16:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:35:

  • Kupsabiny: “The Israelites ate manna for forty years until they reached the border of the land of Canaan.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Israelites ate manna forty years until they reached a land that was settled and they ate manna until they reached in the land of Cannan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The Israelinhon ate manna for 40 years, until they reached the land which they live-in which is Canaan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “The Israel people were eating mana for a duration of forty years. And when the forty years were finished, they went and arrived at the boundary marker of the big area of Kenan and so they were living well and eating food from the garden.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Israel, they ate manna for years which be 40 until they went arrived edge of country Canaan.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “The Israeli people were able to eat manna every day for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 16:36)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 16:36:

  • Kupsabiny: “(Ten two-liter containers filled one basket.)” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “An omer is about three quarts.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(Every day each one gathered their one omer of which is manna, which-is about one gantang.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “(In that day, the Israel people were counting the food in small clay pots and large ones. The large clay pots were [big] enough for them to pour ten small clay pots into them.)” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “(Scale their, they called it Omer one, it be the same with scale which is named ephah which be 10 which be the same with cup two.)” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “(The standard measure that they used at that time held 20 quarts/liters.)” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 17:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “The people of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and wandered as God had told them. Then later/in the end, they stretched their tents at Rephidim, but there was no water to drink there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All the Israelites set out the desert of Sin traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Raphidim. But there was no water to drink.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “According-to the command of the LORD, the entire community of the Israel left the desolate-place of Sin and continued walking/traveling. They changed-places/transferred from one place to the other place. Later on, they camped at Refidim, but they did- not -have water to-drink there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “All the people of Israel left the desolate area named Sen, and then walked and went from place to place as the Chief told them to. And when it was done, then they made camp in the area named Repidim. And there, no water was existing for the people to drink.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And people of Israel were traveling moving as The Lord was saying to them. They arose from wilderness of Sin, went encamped Rephidim. And there was no water which people were drinking there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Obeying what Yahweh commanded, all the Israeli people moved from the Sin Desert. They/We traveled from one place to another. They/We camped at a place named Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people/us to drink.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 17:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people murmured/complained to Moses telling that, ‘Give us water to drink!’ Moses replied that, ‘Why are murmuring/complaining to me like this? Why are testing God?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So the people grumbled against Moses and said, ‘Give us water to drink, and he replied why are you complaining against me? Why do you test the Lord?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So they argued with Moises and said, ‘Give us (excl.) water to-drink.’ Moises answered, ‘Why are- you (plur.) -arguing with me? Why are- you (plur.) -testing the LORD?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Therefore they complained to Moses and said, ‘Give water to us to drink!’
    But Moses said, ‘Why is it that you complain to me? What do you want to test the Chief‘s strength for?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, they quarreled [mouth] with Moses. They said to him «Give us (excl.) water to drink!»
    And Moses answered for them it «What is it that we (incl.) quarrel for it [mouth]. What is it that you test for it Yahweh?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So the people complained to Moses/me again, saying, ‘Give us water to drink!’ Moses/I replied to them, ‘Why are you criticizing/arguing with me ? And why are you trying to determine whether Yahweh has the power to provide for you?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 17:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “But thirst had eaten the people (felt very thirsty) wanting water. So, they became angry towards Moses saying, ‘Why did you make us leave Egypt? Maybe you are wanting thirst to kill us with our children, and our animals?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because of their thirst, people grumbled against Moses. They said, ‘Why have you brought us out from Egypt to make us, our children and livestock die of thirst.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the people there (were) very thirsty, so they continued to complain to Moises, ‘Why did- you (sing.) -take us (excl.) out of Egipto? We (excl.) will- just -die here of thirst including our (excl.) children and livestock/animals.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But the people thirsted very greatly, and so they complained to Moses and so said, ‘What were you (sing.) doing bringing us (excl.) to leave Isip? Do you want us (excl.) together with our children and tame animals to be thirsty and die?’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “But thirst was consuming people. They grumbled against Moses, saying to him «What is it that you take [this direction] for it us (excl.) out from Egypt? we (excl.) and children our (excl.) and livestock our (excl.), you want [that] we (excl.) might die from thirst?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “But the people were very thirsty, and they continued to complain to Moses/me. They were saying things like ‘Why did you bring us out of Egypt?’, and ‘Did you bring us here to cause us and our children and livestock to die from thirst/because we had no water to drink ?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 17:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “Moses cried to God saying that, ‘What can I now do to this people, oh God? For they want to throw stones at me!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then this is how Moses cried out to the Lord, ‘What shall I do with these people? They are ready to stone me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Moises asked-for help from the LORD, ‘O LORD, what should- I -do with these people? They are about/almost-(ready) to stone me!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “It came about that Moses desperately cried to the Chief and so said, ‘What am I going to do with these people? Soon they will strike me with stones and I’ll die.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, Moses begged The Lord, saying «I will do these people how? They will throw at me with stone!»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “So Moses/I prayed earnestly to Yahweh. He/I said, ‘How shall I deal with these people?/I do not know how to deal with these people! They are almost ready to kill me by throwing stones at me!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 17:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “God replied that, ‘Get/take that walking stick/staff which you struck the river with and go in front with (the) leaders of the those Israelites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The Lord said to Moses, walk before the people taking some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile River.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD answered Moises, ‘Get/Take your (sing.) staff which you (sing.) (used-to)-strike the Nile River, and you (sing.) walk-on ahead of the people. Take-along some of the leaders of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then the Chief spoke to Moses like this, ‘Take the some of the elders of the Israel people and then you (pl.) together walk and go ahead of the people. And take your walking stick which previously you hit the Nail river with, and then you together go.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And The Lord answered for him it «you take cane which you struck Water of Nile, you take elders of Israel some, you go around in front of people.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh replied to Moses/me, ‘Take some of the elders/leaders of the Israeli people with you and tell the rest of the people to follow you to Sinai Mountain. Take along the stick with which you struck the Nile River.” (Source: Translation for Translators)