Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:9:

• Kankanaey: “Here is the story about him. There were three male children of Noe who were Sem and Ham and Jafet. At that time, he was the only-one who was a righteous (lit. straight) person who had no faults. Good also was his companioning-with God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Here is the account of Noah — Noah was a person of that time who was righteous and faultless. He was one who lived like God said [to live].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This is the story about the family of Noe. Noe was a godly man. He was the only-one who lived righteously during his time, and he had-a-close relationship with God.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “This is why: Noah was a man who always acted in a righteous way. No one who lived at that time could criticize him about anything. Noah lived in close fellowship with God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 7:19:

• Kankanaey: “Gradually all the highest mountains were submerged” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The water became higher and higher above the earth, and even covered the high mountains.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The waters went-high/went-up until all the tall mountains were-covered/being-superseded-in-height,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The water rose all over the earth until it covered all the mountains.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:5:

• Kankanaey: “‘The lives of you people are also valuable, because I made you similar to myself just the same. Therefore whoever kills a person, I condemn (him) to bear-the-consequences, because if there is an animal that kills a person, I will punish it so-that that’s his cause-of-death. If there is also a person who kills his fellow, a person just the same will be the-one-to-kill him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will keep account of your blood. With all animals and people, I will keep account of the blood of people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-ask-for-payment to whoever will-kill you (pl.), even the animals. I will-ask-for-payment to whoever will-kill his fellow-human-being.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I insist that murderers must be executed. Animals that kill people must also be executed. The reason that everyone who murders someone else must be executed is that” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:6:

• Kankanaey: “Thus the area-where- they -pastured their animals was-lacking because the two of them were-accompanying-each-other.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Because of this there was not enough space for the two of them to stay together. Because he had many sheep and goats it was not convenient for them to stay together there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And because they now had many livestock and still other properties, they can- not -live together in one place. The grazing area was not enough/[lit. fitting] for them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But they had so many animals that they could not all stay in the same area. There was not enough land to provide water and food for all their animals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 15:6:

• Kankanaey: “And Abram thoroughly believed what God said to him, so God counted/considered that he was righteous.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Abram believed the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abram believed the LORD, and because of his faith he was-considered righteous.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abram believed that what Yahweh said would happen. And because of that, Yahweh considered that Abram was righteous.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 17:6:

• Kankanaey: “I will cause-to-become-many your (sing.) descendants so-that they will-be-distributed in the various-countries, and there will also be some of them who rule-as-kings.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will give you many descendants. Later they will become great nations. Some of them will also become kings.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-make-many your descendants and they will-build nations, and some of them will-become king(s).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will enable you to have very many descendants, and I will cause them to become great nations/people-groups, and some of your descendants will become kings.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:11:

• Kankanaey: “As for Abraham and Sara, now they were already old-man and old-woman, and Sara, she was already not able to give-birth.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abraham and Sarah were already very old people. Sarah’s time for bearing children had already passed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “(The two of them [(she and) Abraham] were now very old and in-fact the monthly-period of Sara had ceased already.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was far past the time of when she could bear children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)