Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:20:

• Kankanaey: “Afterwards God then said, ‘There-will-be all kinds of living-things in the ocean and also what-flies in the sky.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “God said — ‘May there be various kinds of living beings in the water, and may various kinds of winged birds go flying in the heavens.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘Let- the different kinds of animals/creatures in the water -become many, and let- the different kinds of animals/creatures -fly in- the -air.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then God said, ‘I want many creatures to live in all the oceans, and I also want birds to fly in the sky above the earth.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)