complete verse (Exodus 40:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:34:

  • Kupsabiny: “(A) cloud covered that Tent and then, the light of God engulfed the Tent” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting and the glory of God filled the tabernacle.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After all of-this, the powerful presence of the LORD surrounded/covered the Tent Meeting-Place by the figure/form of-the cloud.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “All the work was finished, and then the Chief‘s cloud covered his shelter, and his great radiance entered into the shelter’s interior and fully occupied it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And cloud come cover Dwelling-Tent-of-God [body], and light of presence of The Lord shine within it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the tall bright cloud covered the Sacred Tent, and Yahweh’s glory/brilliant light filled the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:35:

  • Kupsabiny: “so that Moses could not be able to enter into that Tent of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled upon it, and the glory of the Lord had filled the tabernacle.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Moises could- not -enter the Tent because it was-covered with-the powerful presence of-the LORD the form/figure of-the cloud.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And so Moses wasn’t able to enter into the shelter, because the Chief‘s cloud descended on it and so covered [it], and his great radiance fully occupied it’s interior.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore, Moses not inside of tent be able to enter, because of cloud which come cover it [body] and light of presence of The Lord which light within it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Because that light was very bright, Moses/I was not able to enter the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:36)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:36:

  • Kupsabiny: “The Israelites only used to leave where they rested (camped) when the cloud had left the Tent while moving upwards” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When the cloud lifted from the tabernacle the Israelites went ahead on their way.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the cloud lifted on-top of-the Tent and leave/moved, the Israelinhon also leave from their place-where-they-camped.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “Always when they saw the cloud leave the shelter and arise, then the Israel people [would] set out on the journey.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Beginning from that hour, when cloud arises up from Dwelling Tent of God, children of Israel arise up, going.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “From that day, whenever the Israeli people wanted to move to another place, they went only when the bright cloud rose from above the Sacred Tent.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:37:

  • Kupsabiny: “and they used not to leave when that cloud was still engulfing the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But until the day the cloud did not lift up they used to stay there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the cloud did- not -move, they did- not -move also.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “But when they saw that the cloud didn’t leave the shelter and arise, then they remained settled (lit. they held sitting and were sitting) until the day in which they saw the cloud leave the shelter and arise.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “When cloud not up arises, they stay down until cloud arises.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “If the cloud did not rise, they stayed where they were and did not go on until the cloud rose.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Exodus 40:38)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 40:38:

  • Kupsabiny: “In all their journey, they were seeing the cloud of God covering the Tent during day, while at night, they were seeing fire lighting on the top of the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “During all the travels of the Israelites the cloud of the Lord was seen over the Tent of Meeting by the day, but in the night, they used to see fire on it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The cloud that symbolize the presence of-the LORD stayed over the Tent during the day, and when at-night there-was a fire in-the cloud so all the Israelinhon could see it while/during/at their travels/journeys.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “[Since] it was like that then always, they saw that cloud of the Chief‘s stand above his shelter day after day, and always at night, they saw the fire burning in the cloud’s interior. It was doing like that in all the journeys of the Israel people.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “Therefore at [the] many places where they go about it all, during daytime cloud of presence of The Lord [was] covering Dwelling-Tent-of-God [body], and night, fire [was] blazing within it, in order that children of Israel they might see it.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “Wherever they traveled, the bright cloud that indicated Yahweh’s presence was above the Sacred Tent during the day, and a bright fire was inside the cloud at night, with the result that all the Israeli people could see it at any time.” (Source: Translation for Translators)