Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:6:
- Kupsabiny: “I will go and stand before you (plur.) at a rock which is near Mountain of Horeb. When you reach there strike the rock. Water will come from that rock which people will drink.’ Moses did like that as the leaders of the Israelites were watching.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb strike the rock with the staff and water will come out of it for people to drink. Moses did the same things before the leaders of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will-wait-for you (sing.) there by the rock at Horeb. If you (sing.) (reach) there already, you (sing.) strike the rock, and the water will-come-out that the people can-drink.’ So Moises did this before/[lit. in front-of] the leaders of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But yo, I will stand in your (sing.) presence, on top of the great stone at Orep mountain. And then you will hit that stone, and so water will flow and come forth, and so the people [may] drink.’ Okay, Moses did like that in the presence of the elders of Israel.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And I, I will stand in front of you at side of rock of Horeb. When you will hit rock that with cane, water will flow [this direction] out from within it in order people they might drink.»
So, Moses did it in front elders Israel.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Listen carefully: I will stand in front of you on top of a large rock at the foot of the mountain. Strike the rock with your stick. When you do that, water for the people to drink will flow out of the rock.’ When they/we arrived at the mountain, Moses/I did that while the Israeli elders were watching, and water flowed from the rock.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses named that place that Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and again because they tested God saying that, ‘Is God with us or not?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses called the place Massah and Meribab because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord saying, ‘Is the Lord among us or not?’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises called that place Masa and Meriba, because the Israelinhon argued-with him and they tested the LORD by saying, ‘Is the LORD with us (incl.) or not?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And so they gave two names to that area as follows: Masa and Meriba. This is because the Israel people spoke angrily to Moses and so asked, ‘Is the Chief present amongst us (incl.), or not?’ And in doing like that, they tested the Chief‘s strength.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “He called that place Masa and Meriba, because people of Israel quarreled mouth, testing The Lord saying «Yahweh be present place our (incl.) or not?»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I gave that place two names in the Hebrew language: Massah, which means ‘testing’, and Meribah, which means ‘complaining’. He/I gave it the name Massah because the Israeli people were testing Yahweh, saying ‘Is Yahweh really among us and able to help us, or not?’, and he/I gave it the name Meribah because they were continually complaining.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:8:
- Kupsabiny: “The Amalekites came to fight the Israelites at Rephidim.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the Israelites were staying at Raphidim, the Amalek came to attack them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While the Israelinhon (were) still there in Refidim, they were-attacked by the Amaleknon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that the Amalek people came and made a fight against the Israel people at the area of Repidim.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “After that, people of Amalek came attacked people of Israel at Rephidim.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:9:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses told Joshua that, ‘Select men among our people and go to fight the Amalekites tomorrow. I will go and stand on the top of (a) hill with the stick/staff of God.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Moses said to Joseph, ‘Choose the people of Israel to fight against the Amalekites tomorrow. I will stand on the the of the hill taking the God given staff in my hand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises said to Josue, ‘You (sing.) choose-(some of) our (incl.) men and you (plur.) fight the Amaleknon. I will-stand tomorrow on the top of the mountain holding the staff which was-commanded by God which I will-bring.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And so Moses spoke to Iosua like this, ‘Choose some of our men, and then you together go fight against the Amalek people tomorrow. And I will be holding the walking stick of God and so stand on top of the hill.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “And Moses say Joshua «you select for us (incl.) men some, you go make war with people of Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand on top of stone with cane of God in hand.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Moses/I said to Joshua, who was one of our army/Israeli leaders, ‘Choose some men to go out and fight against the Amalek people-group tomorrow. I will stand on the top of the hill, holding the stick that God told me to carry.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:10:
- Kupsabiny: “When Joshua was fighting the Amalekites as he was told, Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of (a) hill.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Joseph went to fight the Amalekites as Moses had ordered. Then Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Josue and-company fought-against the Amaleknon according-to what Moises had-commanded while Moises, Aaron and Hur climbed the mountain/hill.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore Iosua together with the Israel people’s fighting people fought against the Amalek people, as Moses spoke about. And Moses and Aron and Ur arose and went to the top of the hill.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore Joshua and his army, they went made war with people of Amalek as Moses said to him, and Moses and Aaron and Hur, they climbed mountaintop.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So Joshua did what Moses/I told him to do. He took some men to fight against the Amalek people-group. While they were fighting, Aaron, Hur, and Moses/I went up to the top of the hill so that they/we could see the whole battle area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:11:
- Kupsabiny: “Whenever Moses lifted up his hands, the Israelites defeated Amalekites, and when he lowered (them), the Amalekites started to defeat.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, whenever he rested his hand , the Amalekites were winning.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And as-long-as Moises held-up/raised his hand, the Israelinhon were-winning, but if he lowered his hand, the Amaleknon were-winning.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Always when Moses lifted up his arms, the Israel people surpassed the Amalek people in the fight. But when his arms went down, the Amalek people surpassed the Israel people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Whenever Moses was lifting hand up, that is when people of Israel were pushing back people of Amalek. But, whenever Moses was returning hand down, that is when people of Amalek were pushing them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Whenever Moses/I lifted up his/my arms, the Israeli men started to win the battle. And whenever he/I lowered his/my arms, the Amalek people-group started to win.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:12:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses lifted up (the/his) hands and/but when he got tired, Aaron and Hur brought (a) stone for him to sit on. One was standing at the left hand of Moses, the other standing at the right hand so as to raise up (the) hands of Moses until sunset.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When Moses’ hands got tired, Aaron and Hur took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur stood on each side, holding up his hands until sunset.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Later Moises arms became-tired. So Aaron and Hur took a stone and had- Moises -sit-on it. Then Aaron raised one hand of Moises and Hur also did the same on other/[lit. one] hand until the sun set.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “It came about that Moses arms were going numb, therefore Aron and Ur brought a stone to come, and then Moses sat down on it. The two of them stood on one side and the other close to him, and so they held his arms up so that they remained until the sun set.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “When hand of Moses died [eye], they carried for him stone he sat down there. And Aaron and Hur grasped him hand lifted it up, a man on the right, a man on the left, in order that his hand it might not down return until sun was setting.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But his/my arms became tired. So Aaron and Hur rolled a large stone for Moses/me to sit on. While he/I was sitting on it, those two held up his/my arms, one on one side and the other on the other side. In that way, they kept his/my arms lifted up, and his/my arms held steady until the sun went down.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 17:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Joshua greatly defeated the Amalekites in that manner/way.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “This is how Joshus overcame the Amelekites with the sword.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Josue and-company defeated the Amaleknon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “Therefore Iosua together with the Israel people surpassed the Amalek people in fighting, and so they destroyed them with fighting knives.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “Therefore, Joshua and his army chased away people of Amalek out, finished them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords to fight against them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)