complete verse (Genesis 30:39)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:39:

  • Newari: “Children of [cattle] mating before the branch splinters, were born spotted.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He then placed those branches in-front-of the watering-trough of the animals so-that the animals could-see (the branches) when they (came-to-)drink. There in-front-of those branches the goats would-mate when they drank. When they gave-birth, their young (were) spotted.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The animals also mated in front of the branches, and eventually they gave birth to animals that were speckled, or to animals that were spotted, or to animals that had black and white stripes on them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)