complete verse (Genesis 24:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:11:

  • Kankanaey: “When they arrived at the entrance of the town, they had- the camels -kneel-down a-little-ways from the spring that was there. Because it was already late-afternoon and that was the time (lit. hour) when- the women went -to-fetch-water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Having arrived there he left the camels to rest near a well outside the city. At this time it had become evening. And it had also become the time when girls come to get water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the servant arrived in the city, he had- the camels -lay-down near the well outside the city. (It was) twilight at-that-time and time- for the women -to-draw-water.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “It was late in the afternoon, at the time when the women go to the well to get water, when he arrived there. He made the camels kneel down near the well, which was outside the city.” (Source: Translation for Translators)