complete verse (Genesis 27:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 27:20:

  • Kankanaey: “His father said in-return, ‘Aye! (= Wow) How-come you (sing.) arrived-with-it immediately (concessive particle)?’ ‘Yes, because Yahweh your (sing.) God helped-me,’ Jacob said answering.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Isaac asked — ‘How did you find [it] so quickly [my] child?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Isaac said, ‘Child, how did- you (sing.) -get it right-away?’ Jacob replied, ‘The LORD your God helped me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Isaac asked his son, ‘My son, how is it that you were able to find and kill an animal so quickly?’ Jacob replied, ‘Because Yahweh, whom you worship, enabled me to be successful.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)