The Hebrew that is translated as “semen” in English is translated in Kim with the euphemism suwam or “urine.” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)
Note that the Hebrew also uses a euphemism (“spill on the ground”).
supply cities
The Hebrew that is translated as “supply cities” or similar in English is translated in Bura-Pabir as diyayeri ar pwi susəma or “villages of putting food.” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)
complete verse (Exodus 4:25 - 4:26)
Following is back-translation as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 4:25 – 4:26:
- Hausa Common Language Ajami Bible: “But Ziffora his-wife she took stone-of cutting owner-of eat, she cut skin-of penis-of her-son with it, she touched front-of [i.e. genitals-of] Musa with foreskin she say, ‘Certainly, because-of this pouring with blood, they-have confirmed with our relationship’. Yahweh then ignored him. And she said, ‘You are a bridegroom that has been confirmed with his relationship through circumcision.‘” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)
- English: “Then his/my wife Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. Then she touched the boy’s feet (OR, genitals) with the piece of skin she had cut off, and she said, ‘The blood which flowed when I circumcised you will protect you from being harmed by Yahweh.’ She said to him, ‘You are safe now because you have been circumcised.’ So Yahweh did not harm her son.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
favor
The Hebrew that is translated as “(find) favor” in English is translated in the Hausa Common Language Ajami Bible with the idiom farin jini, verbatim “white eyes.” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)
See also loyal love / kindness / favor.
In the German Gute Nachricht Bibel it says Der Herr sorgte dafür, dass die Ägypter den Israeliten wohlgesinnt waren or “The Lord made sure that the Egyptians thought well of the Isrealites.”
remove - cut off
The Hebrew that is translated as “remove (leaven)” and “cut off (from Israel)” in English is translated in the Hausa Common Language Ajami Bible with the same verb: kawar da or “do away with.” Even though this is a word play that does not exist in the Hebrew text, it gives the text a poetic ring and emphasis. (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)
a piece of wood
The Hebrew that is translated in English as “a piece of wood” or similar is translated in Bura-Pabir as udzim laga or “a certain stick” and in the Hausa Common Language Ajami Bible as wani itace or “a certain tree.” Andy Warren-Rothlin explains the Hausa trannslation: “This is doubtless a right interpretation of this as referring to a particular medicinal plant, not just a random tree, as is suggested by some English translations.”
judges (Exod. 21:22)
The Hebrew that is translated in English as “judges” is translated in the Hausa Common Language Ajami Bible as masu yin shariˈa or “those who do judgement” to distinguish it from the formal word for “judges.” (Source: Andy Warren-Rothlin)
See Judges and judge (noun).