complete verse (Genesis 3:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:20:

  • Kankanaey: “When it was finished that he said that, he went and got animal skins and made (them) into clothing and caused- them -to-put-it-on. And Adan, he named his spouse Eva, because she was the original-source of all people.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Adan named his wife ‘Eva’ because she would become the mother of all people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Danish Bibelen 2020: “Adam called the woman Eve, which means ‘life’, because she became the mother of all people.” (Source: Ehrensvärd in HIPHIL Novum 8/2023, p. 81ff. )
  • English: “The man, whose name was Adam, named his wife Eve, which means ‘living’, because she became the ancestor of all living people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)