Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:24:
- Kankanaey: “Therefore I will take absolutely nothing except only what my people ate and the share of these my companions Aner and Escol and Mamre.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Except for what the people have eaten, I do not need anything. Rather give only the share of Eshcol and Mamre, who came with me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will- not -receive anything for myself. What- I -will- just -consider that I have-received is what- my men -have-eaten, but allow my companions Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre to-get their portion of the things that were-taken from the war.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The only thing I will accept is the food that my men have eaten. But Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre went with me and fought alongside me, so let them also have a share of the goods we brought back.’ So the king of Sodom agreed to what he said.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 16:16:
- Kankanaey: “Eighty and six were the years of Abram when- Hagar -gave-birth to that-aforementioned child of hers/his.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “At that time Abram was eighty-six (86) years old.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The age of Abram was 86 years when Ishmael was born.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son Ishmael.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:5:
- Kankanaey: “I will also go cook what you will eat so that you will have something-to-strengthen you on the path-you-will-take a-little-later. Because I am-made-very-happy by your coming here.’ ‘Yes please (agreement particle),’ they said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “You have honored me by visiting my place. I will bring bread. Please eat and recover from [being] tired. Then go slowly.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “I will- also -get food for you (pl.) so-that you will-have strength for your journey. I am happy/pleased to-serve you (pl.) while you (pl.) are here with us (excl.).’ And they answered, ‘Okay, do as you have-said.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Since you have come here to me, allow me to bring you some food so that you can feel refreshed before you leave.’ Yahweh replied, ‘All right, do as you have said.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:4:
- Kankanaey: “They had not yet gone-to-sleep when (lit. and) all the men of the town arrived, including old-men and young-men. They surrounded the house” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Before they went to bed [lit.: went to go to sleep] all the people of Sodom, young and old, all the men came and surrounded Lot’s house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When they were-about-to-sleep, all the young and old men from every part of the city of Sodom arrived, and they surrounded the house of Lot.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “After they finished eating, before they went to bed, the men of Sodom city, all of them, from the young ones to the old ones, surrounded the house.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:37:
- Kankanaey: “The older-sibling gave-birth-to a male whom she named Moab, and that’s who produced-as-descendants the Moabita that exist today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The big daughter gave birth to a son. She gave him the name, Moab.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, the older-one gave-birth to a son and she named [him] Moab. He is the source of the people now who are the Moabnon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The older one later gave birth to a son, whom she named Moab. He became the ancestor of the Moab people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 22:11:
- Kankanaey: “But the angel of God suddenly-shouted from heaven and said, ‘Ay Abraham, Abraham!’ ‘What (lit. why)?’ he said answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Just at that time the angel of the LORD called to him from the heavens –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “he was called by an angel of the LORD from heaven, ‘Abraham! Abraham!’ After Abraham responded,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But an angel who was really Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, ‘Abraham! Abraham!’ Abraham replied, ‘I’m here!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:20:
- Kankanaey: “She immediately-poured-out what was-remaining in the jar into the drinking-trough which was the place-for-drinking of the animals and ran-immediately to draw-water again. She did-it-repeatedly (lit. repeated-and-repeated) until all the camels had-been-watered (form of the verb to drink),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “She quickly poured out all the water into the camel’s water drinking trough. And [she] brought water until they had had enough to drink.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “She quickly poured-out the water into the place-of-drinking for the animals and she returned to the well to-draw-water again. She continued to-draw-water until all the camels were-able-to-drink.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “She quickly emptied the water in her jar into the trough for giving water to animals, and then ran back to the well, and kept getting water for all the camels.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:25:
- Kankanaey: “The one-who-came-first, his body was red and hairy like animal skin, so they named him Esau.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The first child born was red. His body was covered with hair. So he was given the name Esau.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The first (one) who came-out was redish and hairy, so they named him Esau.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The first one born was red, and his body had hair all over it, like a garment made of hair. So they named him Esau, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘hairy’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)