Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:4:
- Kankanaey: “He instructed them saying, ‘Tell to my older-sibling that this is what Jacob who serves him who is his master is-causing-to-be-reported. Tell (him) also that I have-been-staying-with plural Laban until now because I have been delayed for-a-long-time there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “He send them, saying to them –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He instructed them what they would-say to Esau. Jacob said, ‘You (sing.) tell Esau that I stayed there with Laban and I have- not -been-able-to-go-home yet until now.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He told them, ‘This is what I want you to say to Esau: ‘I, Jacob, want to be your servant and I want you to be my master. I have been living with our uncle Laban, and I have stayed there until now.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:7:
- Kankanaey: “We were all reportedly (kano ‘reportedly’, signalling 2nd-hand information, is normally used in relating dreams) in the rice-field bundling what we had harvested and what I bundled reportedly stood-vertically. What you bundled by-contrast they reportedly surrounded what I bundled and they knelt-down to it.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “We were all harvesting and binding sheaves of wheat in a field. My sheaf of wheat stood erect, then your sheaves of wheat bent over and bowed down to my sheaf of wheat.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “that while we (incl.) (were) there in the field causing-to-be-bundled stocks-of-grain, just suddenly my bundle stood-up and was-surrounded/[lit. was-caused-to-be-encircled] by your (pl.) bundles which were-bowing-down (to it).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “In the dream, we were tying up bundles of wheat in the field. Suddenly my bundle stood up straight, and surprisingly, your bundles gathered around my bundle and bowed down to it!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:4:
- Kankanaey: “She gave-birth again to a male and she named-him Onan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Again she conceived and another son was born. He named him Onan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “She became-pregnant again and gave-birth to a son and she named-(him) Onan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son whom she named Onan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:6:
- Kankanaey: “Since Potifar entrusted to Jose all his possessions, there-was nothing that he needed to keep-thinking-about except food. But-then Jose was also handsome and his body was well-formed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “So he released all responsibility to Joseph. He now had no concerns [about anything] except about what he would eat and drink.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Potifar entrusted all to Jose and he no-longer concerned-(himself)-about anything except only his food. Jose (was) handsome and had a healthy body.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Potiphar allowed Joseph to take care of everything that he owned. Potiphar needed to decide only about the food he ate. He was not concerned about anything else in his house. Joseph was well-built/muscular and handsome.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:16:
- Kankanaey: “When the leader of those who cooked bread heard the good meaning of the dream of his companion, he also said to Jose, ‘As for what I dreamed then, there were reportedly three baskets full of (lit. in-which-was-put) bread that I was-carrying-on-my-head.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Because Joseph interpreted [lit.: told] the meaning of the dream in a good way the bread baker also said to him — ‘I have also had a dream.’ In the dream I was carrying three bamboo baskets of bread on my head.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the head of the one-who-bakes bread heard that the meaning of the dream(was) good, he too told his dream to Jose. He said, ‘I dreamed too that I carried-on-head three baskets with breads.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When the chief baker heard that the meaning of the dream of the king’s drink-server was very favorable, he said to Joseph, ‘I also had a dream. In the dream I was surprised to see three baskets of bread stacked on my head.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:25:
- Kankanaey: “Jose then said, ‘Sir King, God has caused- you (sing.) -to-dream those two dreams of yours so-that what he will do in-the-future will-become-known. The meaning of the two of them is-the-same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Joseph said to Pharaoh — ‘Great king, both dreams have the same meaning. God has shown the Great King what He is about to do.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jose said to the king, ‘Beloved King, your (sing.) two dreams have only one meaning. Through these dreams, God has-revealed to you (sing.) what- he -is-going-to-do.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Joseph said to the king, ‘Both your dreams have the same meaning. God is revealing to you in your dreams what he is about to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:57:
- Kankanaey: “Many also were the people who went to Egipto who came-from far countries so-that they would go buy-food from Jose, because the famine had also become-worse in their locations.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Since the famine took place in all lands, those living in other lands also came to Joseph to buy grain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Almost all nations also went to Egipto to-buy food from Jose because the famine (was) very severe in every place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “And people from many nearby countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was very severe everywhere.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 42:32:
- Kankanaey: “We (excl.) would have been ten and two siblings the children of an old-man in Canaan, but the one is-no-more and as for the youngest, he was left-behind at the location of our (excl.) father,’ we (excl.) said to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “We are twelve brothers, having one father. One is no more. The youngest is with our father in Canaan,’ we said.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “We (excl.) also said that we (excl.) (were) twelve siblings/(brothers) and we (excl.) have only one father. We (excl.) also told him that one of our (excl.) siblings/(brothers) (is) dead now and our (excl.) youngest-one (is) here with you (sing.) in Canaan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Originally there were twelve of us who were brothers, the sons of one father. One has died, and our youngest brother is with our father in Canaan.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)