Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 45:4:
- Kankanaey: “So then, Jose said to them, ‘Please approach-me.’ When they then approached, he said, ‘I am your younger-sibling Jose whom you sold to those who brought me here to Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “He said to his elder brothers — ‘Come close to me.’ After they had come close to him, he said — ‘I am your younger brother Joseph whom you sold and sent to the land of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Jose said, ‘[You (pl.)] come-near to me.’ When they had- now -come-near he said, ‘I (am) Jose your (pl.) sibling/(brother), the-(one) you (pl.) sold who was-brought hereto Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Joseph said to his brothers, ‘Come close to me!’ When they came closer, he said, ‘I am your brother Joseph! I am the one you sold to traders who brought me here to Egypt!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
