Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:7:

• Kankanaey: “and he released a crow. That-aforementioned crow, it did not return to the ark but rather it went wherever-it-pleased until the earth was dried-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “And sent out a crow. The crow was flying hither and thither until the water on the earth subsided.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and released a raven to-go-outside. And this raven just continued flying back-and-forth until the water dried-up/subsided.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The raven flew back and forth to and from the boat until the water was completely gone.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:18:

• Kankanaey: “And after-that plural Abram left there and changed-residence to Hebron which was close to the feared trees belonging-to Mamre. And that’s where-he-made another altar where-he-would-offer animals to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abram moved his tent and stayed in Hebron towards the place where the trees from Mamre had been planted. There he built an altar for the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So Abram moved his tent, and there he stayed near the big trees of Mamre there at Hebron, and he made an altar there for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Abram and his men took down their tents and moved to Hebron and started to live by the huge trees at the town*of Mamre. He placed a stone altar there to make sacrifices to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 15:18:

• Kankanaey: “That was God’s confirmation/ratification of what he had promised Abram saying, ‘I will most certainly (prophetic formula) give to your (sing.) descendants all of this land starting-from the river Nile at Egipto until the river Eufrates.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “At that time the LORD made a covenant like this with Abram — ‘I have given to your descendants this land from the river of the land of Egypt to the great river Euphrates –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In that very day, the LORD made an agreement with Abram. He said, ‘I will-give to your descendants this land which is from the river that borders Egipto going-towards the big/great river which-(is) the Eufrates.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And on that day Yahweh made an agreement with Abram. Yahweh told him, ‘I will give to your descendants all the land between the river that is on the eastern border of Egypt to the south, and north to the huge Euphrates River.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 17:18:

• Kankanaey: “Then he said to God, ‘If it would be possible, may you-bless also my child Ismael.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He said to God — ‘Even if you give your blessing to Ishmael, it will still be good.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Later on he said to God, ‘May Ishmael (be-the-one) who will-receive what you promised to me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Abraham said to God, ‘Perhaps you will let Ishmael receive your blessing and inherit all I possess.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:23:

• Kankanaey: “Abraham approached him and said, ‘Sir/Lord, will you (sing.) actually punish- the good -along-with the bad?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Abraham, going close to the LORD, said — When you destroy the people who are not good, will you also destroy the people who are good?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abraham came-near to the LORD and asked, ‘Will- you -destroy the righteous-ones along-with the sinners?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham came closer to him and said, ‘Will you really destroy righteous people along with wicked ones?” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:22:

• Kankanaey: “But hurry (pl.), run, because I will not be-able-to-begin what I will do until you arrive.’ That is the reason that that town is named Zoar, because Lot said it was a small town.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Go quickly. We will not do anything until you arrive there.’ (Later the name of this city was Zoar.)” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Okay, you (pl.) run there now, for I can- not -do what I will-do until you (pl.) have- not yet -been-able-to-reach there.’ That town was called Zoar because that town was small.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But hurry! Run there, because I cannot destroy anything until you arrive there.’ People later called the name of the town Zoar which means ‘small’, because Lot said it was small.” (Source: Translation for Translators)