Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:17:
- Kankanaey: “Then God said to the man, ‘Since you (sing.) believed/obeyed your (sing.) spouse and you (sing.) ate some of what I prohibited, the soil will-become-bad. You (sing.) must suffer/undergo-hardship to cultivate so-that there-will-be what-suffices for you (pl.) to eat until your (sing.) life has reached-the-end,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to the man — ‘Because you listened to your wife and ate the fruit of that tree which I said not to eat, the ground will have to bear a curse. As long as you live you will eat by growing grain from it with great difficulty.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He also said to the man, ‘Because you (sing.) listened to your (sing.) wife and ate the fruit of the tree which I prohibited you (sing.) (to eat), I will-curse the land. So throughout your (sing.) whole life you (sing.) will-labor very-hard/[lit. hard-hard] so you (sing.) can-eat.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh said to the man, ‘You heeded what your wife said, and you ate some of the fruit of the tree concerning which I commanded you saying, ‘Do not eat it.’ So I will make it difficult to grow things in the ground because of what you did. You will have to work hard as long as you live to produce things from the ground to eat.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:25:
- Kankanaey: “When plural Adan gave-birth again to a male, his spouse said, ‘God has-given me a male child so-that there-will-be someone-to-take-the-place of Abel whom Cain killed.’ That being so, she named that child Set.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Once more Adam had intercourse with his wife. And she gave birth to a son. ‘In place of Abel whom Cain killed, God has given me another son.’ So saying, she named him Seth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Adan slept again with Eve, and Eve gave-birth to a male/(boy). She said, ‘God gave me again a male child/(son) as a substitute/replacement for Abel who was killed by Cain, so I will-name him Set.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Adam continued to have sex/sleep with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to another son, whom she named Seth, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘given’, because, she said, ‘God has given me another child to take the place of Abel, since Cain killed him.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:32:
- Kankanaey: “Noe for-his-part, when he already yeared 500, then he sired three males who were Sem and Ham and Jafet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “When Noah was 500 years old three sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth were born to him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “From-the-time Noe was 500 years of age, his male children were born who were Shem, Ham and Jafet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of a son whom he named Shem. Later he became the father of another son whom he named Ham, and later he became the father of another son whom he named Japheth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 7:10:
- Kankanaey: “When seven days had passed, the flood truly arrived.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “On the seventh day the rain came.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And (after) seven days had-passed, (it) flooded upon the earth/world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Seven days later, it started to rain and a flood began to cover the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:18:
- Kankanaey: “So it was that plural Noe who were a family-unit came-out,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “So Noah came out of the ship along with his sons, wife, and daughters in law.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Noe went-out with his wife, male children and daughters-in-law.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Noah left the boat, along with his wife and his sons and their wives.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:28:
- Kankanaey: “Starting-from when- God -flooded the earth, Noe lived 350 years yet.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The flood having come, Noah lived 350 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Noe continued to live for 350 years after the very severe flood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Noah lived 350 more years after the flood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:16:
- Kankanaey: “On-account-of her, good was what the king did to Abram and he gave-him many sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys, camels (loan kamel), and slaves.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Pharaoh treated Abram nicely on account of her. Abram was given cows, sheep, donkeys, camels and male and female servants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because of Sarai, the treatment of the king to Abram [was] very good and he was even given sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys, camels, and male and female servants.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king treated Abram kindly because of Sarai, and he gave Abram many sheep and cattle and donkeys and male and female slaves and camels.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:21:
- Kankanaey: “Then the king at Sodoma spoke-up and said to Abram, ‘Never-mind if (i.e., go ahead and) you-take-as-yours all the possessions, just-so-long-as you (sing.) return only my people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The King of Sodom said to Abram — ‘Give me only the people, keep the property for yourself.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, the king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘All my possessions are now yours which you have-recovered, but only return-back to me all of my people.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘You can keep all the goods you recovered. Just let me take back the people from my city whom you rescued.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)