complete verse (Genesis 15:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 15:2:

  • Kankanaey: “Abram then said, ‘Yes Highest God, but what perhaps will be my benefit, because here-now (particle of mild displeasure) I still have no child that you (sing.) have given me, and it is only my slave Eliezer from-Damascus who will inherit all my possessions.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Abram answered — ‘O LORD God, without having a child, what great reward will you give me? When I die, Eliezer of Damascus will take my inheritance.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Abram said, ‘O LORD God, what is the value of your reward to me for until now I have no child. My heir is only/just Eliezer who comes-from Damascus.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Abram replied, ‘Yahweh God, how can you give me what I truly want, because I have no children, and the one who will be like a son and inherit all my possessions is my servant Eliezer from Damascus!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)