Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Exodus 25:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “‘Tell the Israelites to give me things as gifts. Welcome/receive everything which anyone will give.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “To bring me offering tell the Israelites, Peoples whose like heart to give for me you are receive the offering.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘Tell the Israelinhon that they are-to-offer to me. You are-the-one to-receive their offerings that they want to-offer to me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘Tell the Israel people to bring some of their good things to me. Each person who wants to bring some of their things to me, [it’s] good for them to deliver it to you (pl.).” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “«you (sing., imp.) go ask children of Israel gift(s). They who desire it with heart their let them give me thing, you (sing., imp.) bring it [this direction].” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Tell them that they must give offerings/gifts to me. Receive from the people every offering/gift that they want to give to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “Let them give gold, silver and bronze” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You are to receive offerings from them like this, gold, silver and bronze;” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These are the offerings that you should-receive from them: gold, silver, bronze;” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And then you (pl.) will bring their things which they offer to me as follows: gol, and silva, and bras,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “That which they will give, be this: gold red, and gold white, and metal red,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “These are the things that they may offer/give: Gold, silver, bronze,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “and also expensive threads which are: grey-blue, purple, red and beautiful cloth and goat’s hair.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “blue, purple and red wool, linen, cloth made from the hair of a goat,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and sipsips hair on which they rubbed paint which is red and somewhat red and blue, and good cloths, and cloths which they made from memes hair,” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and thread good which be green/blue, that which be purple, and that which be red, and hair of sheep/goats,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “blue, purple, and scarlet yarn/wool, fine linen/white cloth, goats’ hair for making cloth,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) should also give that tree/wood that is called acacia, ram skins which are colored red and hides of a hippo.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather; acacia wood;” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “skin of the male sheep that is-dyed red, fine kinds of skin, acacia wood,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “and male sipsips’ skins on which they rubbed red paint, and dugong skins, and some akas tree/wood pieces.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “with skins of sheep/goats which they apply and red stuff, and skins which be soft, and tree white-acacia,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “rams’ skins that have been tanned/dyed red, goatskins, hard wood from acacia trees,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “(They) should also give oil for lamps, sweet smelling oils for making anointing oil and things for burning which smell nicely/incense.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “olive oil for the lights, spices for the oil for-rubbing and for the fragrant incense,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, [it’s] good for them to bring oil for lams and things having a good smell for mixing together with rubbing oil to be for a sign of the things which are mine. And also, [it’s] good for them to bring good things for mixing together with incense to make smoke which has a good smell.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and oil of lamp, and that which smells sweet for oil of anointing and incense,” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “olive oil to burn in the lamps, spices to put in the olive oil for anointing the priests and in the sweet-smelling incense,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:7)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “Let them give expensive/valuable stones which are called onyx and other stones to be attached to the ceremonial cloth and the bag/pocket which is worn on the chest.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breast piece.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and onyx/[onix] stones and other expensive stones to cover the special clothing/(garment) of the head priest and the like-pocket(s) on the chest of it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And also, [it’s] good for them to bring oniks stones and various kinds of stones having a very great price, and so later you (pl.) will affix them onto the cloth for the trunk of the great leader of offerings, and [you will] affix them onto the small cloth for his chest.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “and adornment-rock, and stone good other which they will sew on cloth of thigh of head of priests with pocket of cloth of his chest.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “expensive quartz stones called onyx, and other expensive stones to be fastened to the priest’s vest and put on the pouches that are to be fastened to the vest.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:8:

  • Kupsabiny: “Those people should build for me a dedicated tent so that we all live together.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “They have to make a sanctuary for me, I will dwell among them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And have- the people of Israel -make a place-of-worship for me where I can-live among them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “‘And so the people will bring these things and then make my shelter with it. [When] it’s like that then I [will] be living in their midst.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Afterwards, you (sing., imp.) say to them they must make for me tent which be sacred, in order that I shall stay inside amongst them.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Tell the people to make a big Sacred Tent for me, so that I can live in it among them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 25:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 25:9:

  • Kupsabiny: “A tent is to be built and all properties/utensils which go with it be made ready/prepared in the way I will direct you.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “What I will show you, make tabernacle and all furnishings exactly like this.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Have-(someone)-make this Place-of-Worship Tent and all the things-for-use in-it exactly according-to the plan that I will-tell you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And you (pl.) must make this shelter of mine together with all its things so that it turns out the same as the image which I will show you (sing.).’” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “That dwelling tent of mine, you make it as I will show you it.»” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “They must make the Sacred Tent and all the things that will be used inside it according to the plan/model that I will show you.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)