Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:21:

• Kankanaey: “Then the king at Sodoma spoke-up and said to Abram, ‘Never-mind if (i.e., go ahead and) you-take-as-yours all the possessions, just-so-long-as you (sing.) return only my people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The King of Sodom said to Abram — ‘Give me only the people, keep the property for yourself.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, the king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘All my possessions are now yours which you have-recovered, but only return-back to me all of my people.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘You can keep all the goods you recovered. Just let me take back the people from my city whom you rescued.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 16:13:

• Kankanaey: “Right then there-was a name-which- Hagar -caused-to-be-given to God who was her conversation-partner. She said, ‘You (sing.) are the God who is Able-to-see,’ because she said in her thoughts, ‘I have seen God who sees-me but here-now I am still living.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Hagar said — ‘Surely, I have seen the LORD.’ And even though I have seen him, I am still alive.’ And she gave the LORD a name like this — ‘The LORD who sees me.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Hagar called the LORD who spoke to her ‘God who Can-See,’ for she said, ‘Have I seen God who can-see me and still I am alive?'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Hagar realized that the angel was really Yahweh, so she said to herself, ‘It is difficult to believe that I have really seen the back of Yahweh, the one who sees me!/Have I really seen the back of Yahweh, the one who sees me?’ So she called him ‘Yahweh, the one who sees me’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:2:

• Kankanaey: “When he looked-up then, why (surprise/new development particle) there were three men standing a short-distance-away. He hurried to go meet (them) and knelt face-down and said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “When Abraham looked up he saw three men standing before him. He quickly got up and went to meet them. And bending down, he fell prostrate at their feet.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “While he was looking around, he saw three men who were-standing ahead. He then stood-up and hurried to-meet them. He knelt-down to them as/in respect” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham looked up and was surprised to see three men standing near him. Actually, one was Yahweh, and the other two were angels. When he saw them, he ran to meet them. He prostrated himself with his face on the ground to show respect,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:1:

• Kankanaey: “When the two angels arrived at Sodoma on that night, Lot was-there sitting at the place of the entrance to the town. When he saw them, he went and met (them). And he knelt face-down in front of them and said,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “That very day in the evening, while Lot was sitting in the gate of the city of Sodom, those same two angels came to Sodom. Seeing them, Lot stood up, went, bent down to the ground and said –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Those two angels arrived at Sodom at twilight/dusk. Lot was-sitting there at the gate of the city. When Lot saw them, he stood-up to-meet them. Then he knelt-down before them as/(showing) respect and said,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “That evening, the two angels arrived in Sodom. Lot was sitting at the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to greet them, and prostrated himself with his face on the ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:34:

• Kankanaey: “When it again got-light (i.e. the next morning), the older-sibling said to her-sibling, ‘I slept-with our (dual) father last night, Today, we (dual) will again make-him-drunk so-that you (sing.) also will be the one to-sleep-with-him so we (dual) two will-be-in-possession-of a child by-means-of him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The next day the elder sister said to the younger sister — ‘Yesterday evening I slept with father. Let’s give him new wine to drink again today. Then you sleep with him. Then the two of us will have children from father.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The next day, the older-one said to her younger-one, ‘I now have-slept-with last night with our (incl.) father. And later at night-time we (incl.) will-have- him -drink wine again until he will-become-drunk, and you (sing.) now (be)-the-(one-who) will-sleep-with him so-that the two of us can-have-children through him.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The next day, his older daughter said to his younger daughter/her sister, ‘Listen to me. Last night I slept with our father. Let’s cause him to become drunk again tonight! This time you can go and sleep with him. If he has sex with you, you can become pregnant, and that way you can have a child, too.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 22:8:

• Kankanaey: “‘God just the same will-be-responsible-for that,’ Abraham said replying. And they two continued to climb.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abraham said — ‘Child, God will give us a sacrificial lamb for offering the burnt offering.’ In this way they went on together.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abraham replied, ‘Child, God is-the-one-who-will-give us (incl.) the sheep to-be-offered.’ And they continued to-walk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham replied, ‘My son, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering.’ So the two of them continued walking along together.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:17:

• Kankanaey: “Abraham’s slave hurried to go meet (her) and said, ‘I will please drink from-there (near hearer).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He ran quickly and said to her — ‘Please give me a little water to drink.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The servant hurried to-meet her and said, ‘Please let- me -drink from your jar even only a little.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham’s servant immediately ran to meet her, and said, ‘Please give me a little water from your jar.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:22:

• Kankanaey: “When their being-born (lit. coming-out) was not yet, they jostled-each-other in her stomach, so she said in her thoughts, ‘Why on-earth is this happening to me?’ And she prayed to God to ask-clarification.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “It turned out that Rebekah had two children in [her] womb. And they were fighting with each other inside the womb. So she thought [lit.: put] like this in [her] mind — ‘Why is it happening like this?’ Then she asked the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “She could-feel that the twin babies inside her belly were-jostling-each-other. Rebeka said, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ Therefore she asked the LORD about this. The LORD said to her,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “She was carrying twins in her womb, and they kept jostling each other. So she said, ‘Why is it that this is happening to me?’ So she asked Yahweh about it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)