complete verse (Genesis 19:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:28:

  • Kankanaey: “When he arrived there, he-looked-down on Sodoma and on Gomorra and the wide plain there, and he saw the thick smoke rising like the smoke from where- they -burn lime.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He looked at all the places of Sodom and Gomorrah. And he saw smoke coming out, like columns of smoke coming out from the valley there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He looked at Sodom and Gomora and the entire valley. He saw the smoke that was-rising-up from the ground as-if similar to smoke that was-coming from a big furnace.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and he was surprised to see that all over the valley, smoke was rising, like the smoke of a huge furnace.” (Source: Translation for Translators)