complete verse (Genesis 2:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:6:

  • Kankanaey: “But even though it was thus there-being no rain, there was nonetheless water that kept-coming-from below which is what wet the soil.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Rather, water came out of little springs and drenched the whole earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But even-though there-was no rain, the springs on the earth was that which was-causing- the soil/land -to-wet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Instead, mist rose up from the ground, so that it watered the surface of the ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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