complete verse (Genesis 4:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 42:6:

  • Kankanaey: “Since Jose was governor of the country, and he just the same was the one who was selling food to those-who-came-from other collective-countries, they went and knelt face-down to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “At that time Joseph was head over the land of Egypt and since he was selling grain, his elder brothers bowed down, falling prostrate on the ground.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “As governor of Egipto, (it was) the responsibility of Jose to-sell food to the whole/entire land. So when his siblings/(brothers) arrived, they knelt-down to Jose as respecting him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time Joseph was the governor of Egypt. He was the one who sold grain to people who came from all over Egypt and from many other countries to buy grain. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they were told that it was necessary for them to talk with Joseph. So they went to him and prostrated themselves before him with their faces to the ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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