Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:18:

• Kankanaey: “And after-that plural Abram left there and changed-residence to Hebron which was close to the feared trees belonging-to Mamre. And that’s where-he-made another altar where-he-would-offer animals to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abram moved his tent and stayed in Hebron towards the place where the trees from Mamre had been planted. There he built an altar for the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So Abram moved his tent, and there he stayed near the big trees of Mamre there at Hebron, and he made an altar there for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Abram and his men took down their tents and moved to Hebron and started to live by the huge trees at the town*of Mamre. He placed a stone altar there to make sacrifices to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 15:18:

• Kankanaey: “That was God’s confirmation/ratification of what he had promised Abram saying, ‘I will most certainly (prophetic formula) give to your (sing.) descendants all of this land starting-from the river Nile at Egipto until the river Eufrates.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “At that time the LORD made a covenant like this with Abram — ‘I have given to your descendants this land from the river of the land of Egypt to the great river Euphrates –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In that very day, the LORD made an agreement with Abram. He said, ‘I will-give to your descendants this land which is from the river that borders Egipto going-towards the big/great river which-(is) the Eufrates.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And on that day Yahweh made an agreement with Abram. Yahweh told him, ‘I will give to your descendants all the land between the river that is on the eastern border of Egypt to the south, and north to the huge Euphrates River.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 17:18:

• Kankanaey: “Then he said to God, ‘If it would be possible, may you-bless also my child Ismael.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He said to God — ‘Even if you give your blessing to Ishmael, it will still be good.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Later on he said to God, ‘May Ishmael (be-the-one) who will-receive what you promised to me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Abraham said to God, ‘Perhaps you will let Ishmael receive your blessing and inherit all I possess.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:23:

• Kankanaey: “Abraham approached him and said, ‘Sir/Lord, will you (sing.) actually punish- the good -along-with the bad?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Abraham, going close to the LORD, said — When you destroy the people who are not good, will you also destroy the people who are good?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abraham came-near to the LORD and asked, ‘Will- you -destroy the righteous-ones along-with the sinners?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham came closer to him and said, ‘Will you really destroy righteous people along with wicked ones?” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:22:

• Kankanaey: “But hurry (pl.), run, because I will not be-able-to-begin what I will do until you arrive.’ That is the reason that that town is named Zoar, because Lot said it was a small town.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Go quickly. We will not do anything until you arrive there.’ (Later the name of this city was Zoar.)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Okay, you (pl.) run there now, for I can- not -do what I will-do until you (pl.) have- not yet -been-able-to-reach there.’ That town was called Zoar because that town was small.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But hurry! Run there, because I cannot destroy anything until you arrive there.’ People later called the name of the town Zoar which means ‘small’, because Lot said it was small.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:6:

• Kankanaey: “Abraham said in-return, ‘No/Stop, it is not possible that you (sing.) will take my child there,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abraham said — ‘Don’t you go [and] take him back there by any means.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abraham replied, ‘Never take Isaac there!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham replied to him, ‘No! Be certain that you don’t take my son there!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:63:

• Kankanaey: “When it was-getting-dark then, Isaac went-outside to go wander-about a slightly-far-distance from their house while-simultaneously he was praying. Looking-up then, he saw-in-the-distance (people) mounted on camels coming.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “One day towards sundown, when Isaac had gone to a field to meditate, he saw some camels coming.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “At around twilight, Isaac went-out and walked-around in the field. He saw camels that were-approaching.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One evening he went out into the field to meditate as he walked. He looked up and was surprised to see some camels coming.” (Source: Translation for Translators)