complete verse (Genesis 25:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:32:

  • Kankanaey: “‘Yes all-right, because it will have no use anyway if I die with hunger,’ Esau said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Esau said — ‘Being hungry to eat I am about to die, so what does that right do for me?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Esau said, ‘Okay, for what-will- I -do with those rights if I just die of hunger.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Esau replied, ‘Well, I am about to die from being so hungry. If I die now, my birthright will not benefit me./What good will my birthright be to me?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)