Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 28:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:14:

  • Kankanaey: “And those descendants of yours (sing.), they will become-many so-that they will be like the manyness of the dust on this earth and will widen the boundaries of their country in all directions. On-account of you (sing.) and of the descendants-you-(sing.)-produce, all the collective-people in this world will be blessed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. They will spread out east and west, north and south. From you and your descendants all people of the earth will take blessing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Your descendants will-be as many as the dust-particles on the ground. They will-spread-out to the different parts of this land. Through you (sing.) and your descendants, I will-bless all the peoples of the world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Your descendants will be as numerous as the particles of dirt that are on the earth, and their territory will be very large. It will extend in all directions, to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south. And people of all people-groups on earth will receive blessings because of what happens to you and to your descendants.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:3:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, there-were slaves whom Jacob had-caused-to-go-ahead to Edom to the location of his-older-sibling Esau.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jacob sent his own men to his elder brother Esau in a place called Seir of the land of Edom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There-were some-(people) that Jacob commanded to-go-ahead of him in-order-to meet his sibling/(brother) Esau there in the land of Seir, the place that also was-called Edom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jacob told some of the men to go ahead of him to his older brother Esau, who was living in Seir, the land where the descendants of Edom lived.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 37:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:6:

  • Kankanaey: “saying, ‘Please listen to this that I have dreamed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He said to his elder brothers — ‘Hear what I dreamt in my dream.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For this is what he said, ‘I dreamed” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He said to them, ‘Listen to the dream I had!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 38:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:3:

  • Kankanaey: “She became-pregnant (passive of existential) and birthed a male whom she named Er.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “She conceived and gave birth to a son. [He] named him Er.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Later she became-pregnant and gave-birth to a son and Juda named him Er.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and she became pregnant and later gave birth to a son, whom he named Er.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:5:

  • Kankanaey: “Starting-from then, God blessed Potifar and all those who resided-in-the-house because of Jose, and he caused-to-be-good and caused-to-increase all his possessions in his house and his land.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “From the time that he gave him all the responsibility for his own house, the LORD blessed the house of that Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD fell everywhere [both] inside and outside his house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “From the time that Jose was-ruling, the LORD blessed the household of Potifarthe Egiptohanon and all his possessions in his house and farm. The LORD did this because of Jose.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “From the time Potiphar appointed Joseph to take care of everything in his household and all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the people who lived in Potiphar’s house because of Joseph. He also caused Potiphar’s crops to grow well.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:15:

  • Kankanaey: “Because of-course by-force they ran-off-with-me from the country of the Hebreo, and even here in Egipto, there-is- absolutely -nothing I have done that would suffice for-my-being-imprisoned,’ said Jose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For it must be said, however, I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. And I have not done any deed that would get [me] involved here in prison.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For the truth is, I was just forced to be brought here in Egipto from the place of the Hebrew, and even here I have not done any sin in-order to-be-imprisoned.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “People took me away forcefully from the land where my fellow Hebrews live. I did nothing wrong there, and also while I have been here in Egypt, I have done nothing for which I deserved to be put in prison. So be kind to me and tell the king about me, so that he will release me from this prison!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:24)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:24:

  • Kankanaey: “Then they abruptly-ate-all-of the ones whose fruit was well-formed. I related these two dreams of mine to those who were skilled in predicting-the-future, but none of them were able-to-explain.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Those seven thin and withered heads swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told this to all the astrologers. None of them were able to tell me the meaning of this.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the lean/thin heads-of-grain ate-up the seven good/full sheaves. I already told this to the magicians, but not even one among them could-explain its meaning.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven good heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but none of them could explain to me what they meant.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:56)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:56:

  • Kankanaey: “When the famine became-worse over the entire country in Egipto, Jose caused-to-be-opened the collective-granaries and he sold food to those-from-Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After the famine had spread throughout the land, Joseph opened all the grain storage places. And grain was sold to those who lived in Egypt. For the famine was severe everywhere in Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The famine spread to every place. And because the famine (was) very severe over the wholeland of Egipto, Jose had- all the storehouses -opened-up and sold food to the ones from-Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the famine was very bad throughout the whole country, Joseph ordered his helpers to open the storehouses. Then they sold the grain in the storehouses to the people of Egypt, because the famine was very severe all over Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)