complete verse (Genesis 38:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:22:

  • Kankanaey: “Therefore he returned to the location of Juda and said, ‘The woman was absolutely not-there for-me-to-find and the inhabitants there also said that there-was-no woman absolutely who had that kind of work there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hira went back and said to Judah — ‘I was not able to find that woman. The men who live in Enaim said that there had not been any prostitute there.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Hira returned to Juda and said, ‘I did- not -find her. And the people said that there-is-not as-it-was-said a woman there who sells her body.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So he went back to Judah and said, ‘I did not find her. Furthermore, the men who live in that town said, ‘There has never been a prostitute here.”” (Source: Translation for Translators)