complete verse (Leviticus 13:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Leviticus 13:35:

  • Kupsabiny: “But if the wound has gotten worse after the priest has said that the person was clean,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But if the itching disease spreads in the skin even after he/she has been declared clean,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But if the itchy-rash has-spread on his skin after the priest pronounced him clean,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But if the sore later spreads,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Leviticus 13:35

Compare verses 7.

His cleansing: this refers to the pronouncement by the priest that the sick person was clean. The passive formulation of Good News Translation will have to be made active in some languages: “after the priest has pronounced him clean.”

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René and Ellington, John. A Handbook on Leviticus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1990. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .