complete verse (Genesis 1:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:30:

  • Kankanaey: “The food moreover of the birds and all the creatures that stay on the earth, (it is) all the kinds of green-things (same word as raw/uncooked) that grow.’ And it was accomplished/fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “To all the beings that live on the earth, the birds in the heavens and the beings that creep on the earth, I have given green [lit.: grass] plants to eat.’ And it happened just like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And I am-giving to all the animals all the grass and leaves for/as their food.’ And it happened.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I have given all the green plants to all the wild animals and to the birds and to all the creatures that scurry across the ground, to everything that breathes, for them to eat.’ And that is what happened.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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