Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:6:

• Kankanaey: «Then God said, ‘There-will-be something-to-divide-in-two the water so that the water that is above will be differentiated from the water that is on the earth.'» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: «God said, ‘May there be space [lit.: height] between two portions of water.'» (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: «Then God said, ‘Be-created the division that separate the water into two places.'» (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: «Then God said, ‘I command that there be an empty space like a huge dome to separate the water that is above it from the water on the earth that is below it!'» (Source: Translation for Translators)