Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:19:
- Kankanaey: “And he named the town where-he-was Betel, because Luz was its name previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “He named that place Bethel. Formerly that place had been named Luz.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jacob named that place Betel. But before/in-time-past Luz was the name of that place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He named that place Bethel, which means ‘house of God’. Previously its name was Luz.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:8:
- Kankanaey: “because he thought that if Esau fought one group, it-was-possible that the other group would-be-able-to-escape.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “‘In case something happens, even if Esau attacks one group, the other group may be able to escape,’ so thinking he did like this.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Because he thought that if for-example Esau indeed would-arrive and attack the one group, the other group could- still -flee.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He was thinking, ‘If Esau and his men come and attack us, perhaps one of the groups will be left and will be able to escape.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:11:
- Kankanaey: “So then his siblings were-jealous-of him, but his father thought-and-thought-about what that-aforementioned dream of Jose meant to say.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Seeing him, the hearts of his elder brothers envied [him]. His father, however, kept stirring this matter in [his] heart.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The siblings of Jose became-jealous of him, but Jacob on-the-other-hand just hid this thing in his heart.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Joseph’s older brothers were furious/angry with him, but his father just kept thinking about what the dream meant.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:8:
- Kankanaey: “Then Juda said to Onan, ‘Marry the one whom your (sing.) older-sibling left-behind, because that emphatically is your (sing.) duty to do as her brother-in-law so-that you (sing.) will sire-children for the dead-one who was your (sing.) older-sibling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Judah said to Onan — ‘You marry your elder brother’s wife. And fulfill the work that the husband’s younger brother must do. In this way make descendants for your elder brother.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Juda said to Onan, ‘Marry your (sing.) (sister)-in-law for that is your (sing.) obligation as a sibling/(brother) of her husband who died, so-that through you (sing.) your (sing.) sibling/(brother) (will) have offspring [also].'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Judah said to Onan, ‘Your older brother died without having any sons. So marry his widow and have sex with her. That is what our customs require that you should do.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:10:
- Kankanaey: “And even though Potifar’s spouse insisted on persuading him daily, he persisted nevertheless in refusing and neither did he companion-with her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Even though she said [this] every day, Joseph would not agree to sleep with her [or] even to be with her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Even- though everyday the woman invited Jose to lay-with-her, he never agreed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “She kept on asking Joseph day after day to have sex with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:20:
- Kankanaey: “On the third day, the king gave-a-feast (lit. butchered) so-that he would celebrate (loan silibrar) the day when-he-was-born, and he caused-to-be-invited all the rulers/officials of the country. Then he also caused-to-be-invited to their location the leader of those-who-served-drinks and the leader of those-who-cooked bread.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The third day was Pharaoh’s birthday. That day all the chiefs that worked in that place were invited to a feast. He brought the chief cupbearer and the chief bread baker, to cause them to stand before them all.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, the third day (was) the birthday of the king of Egipto. So he had-a-feast for all his officials. He caused-to-get-out from prison the head of his servers of drink and the head of his ones-who-bake bread and had- (them) -face his officials.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The third day after that was the king’s birthday/day they celebrated when the king became one year older. On that day the king invited all his officials to celebrate his birthday. During the celebration, while they were all gathered there, the king summoned his chief drink-server and chief baker from the prison.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:29:
- Kankanaey: “Because there will be in-the-future seven years in which the plants and trees in the entire country Egipto will have more-than-sufficiently much fruit (includes any crop).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “For seven years there will be very fruitful harvests everywhere in the land of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Within-(the-period-of) seven years that will-come, the entire Egipto will-have very-great abundance.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There will be seven years in which there will be plenty of food throughout the land of Egypt,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 42:4:
- Kankanaey: “So it was that Jose’s ten older-siblings went to Egipto to go buy what they would eat, because the famine had also become-severe in Canaan. But as for Benjamin who was his actual younger-sibling, Jacob did not give-permission that he go-along because he was-afraid lest there-be something-that-would-happen to him. When Jose’s siblings then arrived in Egipto, they joined the other collective-people to go buy-food-supplies.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Jacob, however, afraid that something might happen to him, did not send Joseph’s younger brother, Benjamin, with his elder brothers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Jacob did- not -have- Benjamin the younger sibling/(brother) of Jose -accompany (them) for he was-afraid that there might-be (something) bad that would-happen to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s younger brother, to go with the others, because he was afraid/worried that something terrible might happen to him like what happened to Joseph.” (Source: Translation for Translators)