complete verse (Genesis 26:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:17:

  • Kankanaey: “And-so Isaac departed from that country and camped in the plain at Gerar there he stayed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So Isaac went out from the city, and setting up tents in a place which had a dry river outside Gerar, lived [there].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore Isaac left, and he erected/[lit. caused-to-stand] his tent in Gerar which (is a) place-where- water -flows, and now settled there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Isaac and his family moved from there. They set up their tents in Gerar Valley and started to live there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)