complete verse (Genesis 2:15)

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

  • Kankanaey: “That land at Eden, that’s where- God -put the person he had made so-that he would take-care of it properly.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “And the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden called Eden to do field work and to care for it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The LORD God caused-to-live in the garden of Eden the man he had-made in-order-to tend it.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Yahweh God took the man and put him in Eden park/garden to till/cultivate it and take care of it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)