complete verse (Genesis 14:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:23:

  • Kankanaey: “that I will take absolutely none of your (sing.) possessions, even just a thread or a tie of a chinelas (thongs) lest you (sing.) say that you (sing.) are the one who made- me -rich.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will not take even a single thread of yours. Otherwise you might say — ‘I have made Abram rich.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “that I will- never -take anything from your possessions, even thread or string/strap of sandals, so-that you can- not -say that you have-caused- me -to-become-rich.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “that I will not accept even one thread or a thong of a sandal from anything that belongs to you. As a result, you will never be able to say, ‘I caused Abram to become rich.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)