complete verse (Genesis 44:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 44:15:

  • Kankanaey: “Then he right-away said, ‘Why did you do that? You ought to have known of-course that the one whose position is high like me, it is possible for him to divine who was the one-who-stole.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph said to them — ‘What is this [that] you have done? Do you not know that I am able to find out [what is] true [or] not true?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose said to them, ‘What (is) this you (pl.) have-done? Do you (pl.) not know that I know how-to-guess/predict/divine? Therefore you really can- not -hide-anything from me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He said to them, ‘Why did you do this? Do you not know that a man like me can find out things that nobody knows?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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