complete verse (Genesis 3:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:2:

  • Kankanaey: “The woman said answering, ‘God said that we (excl.) may eat from all the fruit of the trees” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The woman said to the snake — ‘It is certainly all right to eat the fruit of any tree in the garden.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The woman answered, ‘We (excl.) can-eat any fruit from a tree here in the garden,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The woman replied, ‘What God said was, ‘Do not eat the fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the park/garden or touch it. If you do that, you will die. But you can eat fruit from any of the other trees.”” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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