Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 22:4:
- Kankanaey: “On the third day, Abraham saw-in-the-distance the mountain where they were going” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “On the third day Abraham saw that place far away.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “On the third day of their journey, Abraham saw the place ahead that God had-told him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Belanda Bor: “On the third day Abraham saw this place which God told him about. (Source: Tim Stirtz and Mike Cahill in Watters / de Blois 2023, p. 422)
- English: “On the third day of their travels, Abraham looked up and saw in the distance the place where God wanted him to go.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:13:
- Kankanaey: “Because here-I-am here at the location of the spring and there are-coming the young-ladies who reside here to go fetch-water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The girls of the city are coming here to the well to draw water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I am-standing here beside the well while the women of this city are-drawing-water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Listen to me. I am standing near a well of water, and the young women of the city are coming to get water.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:9:
- Kankanaey: “His children Isaac and Ismael buried (him) in the place-where- Sara -was-buried in the cave at Makpela which was near Mamre, because that just the same was the land that Abraham had bought previously from Efron the child of Zohar who was Heteo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Macheplah which was in the field of Epron son of Zohar the Hittite near Mamre.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “His children Isaac and Ishmael buried him there at the cave of Macpela, in the east of Mamre, in the field that (was) formerly owned/[lit. his] by Efron the child of Zohar the Hithanon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of the descendants of Heth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:16:
- Kankanaey: “Then Abimelek said to Isaac, ‘It-is-necessary that you (sing.) leave this country/town of ours (excl.) because here-now you (sing.) are already stronger than we (excl.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abimelech also said to Isaac — ‘You go, leaving our land, for you have become stronger than we are.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, Abimelec said to Isaac, ‘[You (sing.)] leave here now, for you (pl.) are now very many for us (incl.).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Abimelech said to Isaac, ‘You people have become more numerous than we are, so I want you to get out of our area.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:10:
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jacob set-out from Beerseba to go to Haran.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Leaving Beersheba, Jacob went towards Haran.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jacob left Beersheba and walked/journeyed going-to Haran.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and started walking along the road to Haran.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:25:
- Kankanaey: “When it was finished that Jose was born, Jacob said to Laban, ‘OK-now, please give- me -permission so-that I-will-go-home to my country.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “After Joseph was born, Jacob said to Laban — ‘Please allow me to go. I will go to my own land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “After Raquel gave-birth to Jose, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Allow me now to be-able-to-go-home to our (excl.) place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Now allow me to quit working for you and let me return to my own land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:2:
- Kankanaey: “Here then is the story concerning what happened to his children and his grandchildren starting with what happened to Jose. When Jose yeared ten and seven, he was accompanying his siblings who were the children of Bilha and Zilpa the spouses of his father. They were the ones who took care of their sheep and goats. And there-was that which he reported-negatively to his father concerning what they were doing which was bad.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Here is the account of Jacob — When Joseph was 17 years old, he went to graze sheep with his elder brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah. One day he went to tell his father of the bad habits of his elder brothers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And this is the story about the family of Jacob: When Jose was 17 years old, he was tending/[lit. watching] the animals with his siblings who (were) children of Bilha and Zilpa, the wives of his father. Jose told his father the bad (things) which his siblings had-done.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “This is/I will now tell you what happened to Jacob’s family. When his son Joseph was 17 years old, he was taking care of the flocks of sheep and goats with some of his older brothers. They were sons of his father’s concubines/female slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives. Joseph sometimes told his father about bad things that his brothers were doing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:34:
- Kankanaey: “He suddenly-tore his own clothes and put-on-clothes made from sacks in order to show his sorrow (lit. pain of his thoughts). He mourned-for Jose a-long-time.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “He tore his upper garment. He covered his body with sackcloth. And remained in mourning for his son in this way for many days.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Jacob tore his garments and clothed (himself) in sackcloth to show his sadness. A number of days was his continual-mourning for his child.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Jacob was so grieved that he tore his clothes. He put on sackcloth/clothes that people wear when they are mourning for someone who has died. He mourned/cried for his son for many days.” (Source: Translation for Translators)