Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:31:

• Kankanaey: “When that was so, they killed a goat and they dipped Jose’s long garment in its blood.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “They killed a ram and soaked Joseph’s wide upper garment in its blood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They killed a goat and they dipped the garment of Jose in blood.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Joseph’s brothers did not dare to tell their father what they had done. So, they decided to invent a story about what had happened. They got Joseph’s robe. Then they killed a goat and dipped the robe in the goat’s blood.” (Source: Translation for Translators)