complete verse (Exodus 37:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 37:12:

  • Kupsabiny: “He made a band of metal which had a width of three inches and he engraved gold on all the sides around the band.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He made a hand breadth wide molding around it. Then he made another molding of gold around it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “They also put rim on each side, which is about four inches wide, and they put a gold strip on the rim.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bariai: “And he affixed a wide piece of gol so that it stood on the top of the table like a fence and so it surrounded the edge of the table’s top. The height of that gol piece extended to about the width of our (incl.) hand. And also, he affixed another gol fastening band so that it went up and was touching that piece of gol and surrounded it.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
  • Opo: “And they carved for it wood, nailed together it on its edge. They made its length it be the same with belly of hand, and they added gold red there.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
  • English: “He made a rim all around it, 3 in./7 cm. wide. He put a gold border around the rim.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Exod 37:12

This verse is identical with 25.25 with the exception of the verb he made, which is now in the past tense. (See the comment there.)

Quoted with permission from Osborn, Noel D. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Exodus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1999. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .