complete verse (Genesis 3:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:4:

  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon the snake said, ‘Is it so (sarc. RQ) that you (pl.) will die?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The snake said — ‘You will not die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the snake said, ‘It is not true that you (pl.) will-die!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The snake said to the woman, ‘No, you will certainly not die. God said that” (Source: Translation for Translators)