Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:8:
- Kupsabiny: “If she is sold to a man who wants to marry her and yet that man is not happy with her, then she must not be sold to another man/person because (he) has destroyed the marriage contract, but her father should give out something in order to return/bring back his daughter.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If anyone buys her as his wife and does not please him, he shall let her be bought back again, but he has no authority to sell her to foreigners since he has wronged her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If she can- not -please her master who bought her, she can be-redeemed by her family. But she can- not -be-sold by her master to those (who) are not Israelinhon, because her master is the-one-who turned-his-back upon her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “If the man buys that woman and so wants to marry her, yet later isn’t happy with her, he must allow that woman’s father’s group to buy her back. That man’s conduct toward the woman isn’t right, therefore he isn’t able/permitted to let her go to another tribe so that they buy her.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If heart of one who bought her as wife not with her be good, let him return her for her father. He must not her out sell at place of nation other, because he rejected her.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If the man who bought her wanted her to be his wife, but if later he is not pleased with her, he must sell her back to her father. He must not sell her to a foreigner, because that would be breaking the contract/agreement he made with the girl’s father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:9:
- Kupsabiny: “When a man has bought a girl and let his son marry her, then he should take care of her like his (own) daughter.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If he selects her for his son, he should treat her as a daughter.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If the master lets- the slave -marry his child/(son), he must consider her as his female child/(daughter).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if he chooses that woman to be his son’s spouse, he must be doing good and upright behavior toward her, as he is doing to his daughter.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If he bought her as wife of his son, he must count her as his daughter.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If the man who buys her wants her to be a wife for his son, he must then treat her as though she were his own daughter.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:10:
- Kupsabiny: “If someone married a second wife, he should not abandon his elder wife. He should make sure that that woman has enough food and everything else as always/before.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If the master marries her as his second wife, he shall not deprive of her food, clothing and marital rights.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If he himself marries this slave, and still marries another woman, he must continue giving food and clothing to this slave, and lie-down-beside/(have-sexual-relations-with) her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “And if that chief marries another woman, he must watch over that first (lit. old) woman well, and so give her food and new changes of clothes and [that] the two of them be sleeping [together] also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If he again will buy another woman as his wife, he must not first-wife reject. Her bread, and her clothes, and place of her-laying, he must not her it forbid.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If the master takes another slave girl to be another wife for himself, he must continue to give the first slave wife the same amount of food and clothing that he gave to her before, and he must continue to have sex with her as before.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:11:
- Kupsabiny: “And if he has not done like that, he has to release that woman without demanding (her) to pay anything.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If he does not provide her with these three things, she shall go free without any payment of money” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If he does- not -obey these three things, that woman is free to leave with nothing to-pay-for.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But if he doesn’t follow these three practices toward that laborer woman, he must allow her to leave and go. And that woman won’t give any payment to him.’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If he forbids her these three things, let her leave from his place, not him money give.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “If he does not do all these three things for her, he must free her from being a slave, and she is not required to pay anything for being set free.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:12:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who has beaten someone to death, should himself be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If anyone hits a man so hard that he dies, shall surely be put to death.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Anyone who hurts/hits a person and he kills this-one, he must also be-killed/(put-to-death).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “God spoke again like this, ‘If anyone strikes another man so that he dies, you (pl.) must strike that man so that he dies.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “one who will hit a man and he dies, let them kill him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “You must execute anyone who strikes another person with the result that the person who is struck dies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:13:
- Kupsabiny: “And if he killed unknowingly/without fault, he should flee to another place which I will show (him). He will have peace in that place.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But if he does not kill a man intentionally but happens it accidentally, I will show him a place where he can run away.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But if he did- not -do- this -intentionally and I allowed this to-happen, he/she can-escape to a place which I will-make which is a place-of-refuge.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But if that man wasn’t trying to kill his fellow companion, and he was surprised about his death, that man must flee and go to an area which I will choose, and so he will live well there. For God alone allowed that fellow companion of his to die.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “If he not him kill intentionally, he must flee the place which I will put that they might not people kill there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But if the one who struck the other did not intend to kill that person, the one who struck him can escape to a place that I will choose for you, and he will be safe there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:14:
- Kupsabiny: “But if someone has intended and kills somebody and after that he flees to the place of sacrifice with the intention of him not to be harmed, then he should be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “If anyone kills a man intentionally and he comes to my altar for the refuge, drag him even from my altar and kill him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But if the killing was-planned and was-intentional, you (plur.) kill him even-if he still goes-near my altar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “But if he was searching for a way to strike the other man so that he die and then did like that, you (pl.) must strike that man dead. He isn’t able/permitted to flee from his punishment and so go to my table of offerings. If [it’s] like that, apprehend him there and then bring him to another place and then strike him dead.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “But, if he hunted him, kill him intentionally, even though he hide at side of my altar, you take him with force let them kill him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “But if someone gets angry with another person and kills him, even if the murderer runs to the altar, a place that God designated as a place to be safe, you must execute him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 21:15:
- Kupsabiny: “And any person who has beaten his father or mother, that one should be killed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Anyone who hurts/hits his father and mother should be-put-to-death.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Bariai: “‘If anyone hits his father or his mother, you (pl.) must strike him dead.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
- Opo: “one who hit father or mother, let them kill him.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
- English: “Anyone who strikes his father or mother must surely be executed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
