complete verse (Genesis 30:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:37:

  • Newari: “Jacob cut branches of poplar, almond and chestnut, pealing [them] white, spilting them into strips,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Jacob took branches of almond, abilyano, and platano/kastanyo and then he peeled/[lit. skinned] some parts of these, so there (were) white stripes when looking-at the branches.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Jacob cut some branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees/three kinds of trees that had white wood. He peeled strips of bark from the branches, so that where the bark had been peeled off, the branches were light in color.” (Source: Translation for Translators)