Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 26:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:3:

  • Kankanaey: “Stay in this land and I-will-be-present companioning you (sing.) and I will bless you (sing.). I will give all this land to you (sing.) and to your (sing.) descendants so-that I will fulfill my promise to your (sing.) father Abraham.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Stay right there. I will be with you and I will bless you. For I promised your father Abraham to give this land to you and your descendants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You just stay here for-a-while for I will-go-with you and bless. I will-give to you and to your descendants all this land. I will-fulfill what- I -have-promised to your father Abraham.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Stay in this land for a while, and I will help you and bless you, because it is to you and your descendants that I will give all these lands, and I will do what I solemnly promised to your father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 27:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 27:17:

  • Kankanaey: “Then she gave to him the delicious meat-viand and other food that she had cooked so-that he would take-it to his father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then she put her tastily prepared meat and bread into the hands of Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then she gave to Jacob the food and the bread which she had-cooked.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then she handed him some bread and the tasty food that she had prepared.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 29:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:21:

  • Kankanaey: “Afterwards then Jacob said to Laban, ‘Give me your (sing.) child so-that I will take- her -into-my-home-as-wife, because the years that we (dual) agreed on are finished.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then he said to Laban — ‘My time is finished. Now give me your daughter.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After the seven years, Jacob said to Laban, ‘My service to you (sing.) is- now -finished, so give Raquel to me now so-that we (excl.) will- now -be-together-(as-husband-and-wife).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After the seven years were ended, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Let me marry Rachel now, because the time we agreed upon for me to work for you is ended, and I want to marry her.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:25:

  • Kankanaey: “When that man calculated that he was not able-to-defeat Jacob, he abruptly-hit his thigh and it-was-dislocated.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because that man was not able to defeat Jacob, he hit Jacob right on the buttocks. Because of that his buttocks joint became loose.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the man thought that he could- not -beat Jacob, he squeezed the hip of Jacob and the bones which come-together were-dislocated.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the man realized that he was not winning against Jacob, he struck Jacob’s hip and caused the thigh bone to pull away from the hip socket.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 37:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:21:

  • Kankanaey: “When Ruben their older-sibling heard that plan of theirs, he forbade it saying, ‘Let’s not kill him (particle of strong disapproval)!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hearing this, Reuben tried to save him from their hands. He said — ‘It is not good to kill.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But when- Reuben -heard their plan, he tried to save Jose. He said, ‘Let- us (incl.) not -kill him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill Joseph. He said, ‘No, we should not kill him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 38:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:18:

  • Kankanaey: “When Juda asked what she wanted to take/get, what she requested was the ring, belt and cane of Juda (without the proper name, the pronouns do not disambiguate his/her adequately). He gave those, and they slept-together and Tamar became-pregnant.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Judah said — ‘What shall I give you?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Juda asked, ‘What is the guarantee (that) you (sing.) want?’ Tamar replied, ‘Give to me your what-is-used-as-a-mark and its what-is-tied-to, as-well-as your (sing.) staff/walking-stick.’ So Juda gave them and he had-sex-together with Tamar. After that Tamar went-home, and she took the cover from her face and (she) put-on again the garment for widows. Later she became-pregnant.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He replied, ‘What do you want me to give to you?’ She replied, ‘Give me the ring that has your name on it that is tied by a cord around your neck, and give me the walking stick that you are holding in your hand.’ So he gave them to her. Then he had sex with her, and she became pregnant.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:20:

  • Kankanaey: “He immediately-had- Jose -arrested and immediately-had-him-imprisoned in the location of the king’s prisoners. And that’s where-he-stayed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He had Joseph confined in the prison where Pharaoh’s prisoners were imprisoned. Even though Joseph was in prison” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore he had- Jose -captured and put-into prison with the prisoners of the king. But even-though Jose (was) there in prison,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joseph’s master took Joseph and put him in prison, the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:7:

  • Kankanaey: “And they ate-all-of those whose fruit was well-formed. Then the king again woke-up/got-up and come-to-find-out it was only a dream.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the seven thin heads of thin grain swallowed up the seven full heads of grain. Then Pharaoh awoke from [his] sleep. He realized that it had been a dream.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the lean/thin heads-of-grain ate up the seven good/full sheaves/heads-of-grain. Then the king woke up. He thought that (it was) true but (it was) only a dream [surprise-particle].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven ripe full heads. Then the king woke up. He realized that he had been dreaming.” (Source: Translation for Translators)