Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:30:

• Kankanaey: “Then the one whose hand/arm was tied with a red thread followed and they named-him Zera.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The one with red thread tied on the hand was born next. He was named Zerah. The one with red thread tied on the hand was born next. He was named Zerah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then his twin that had the red cord/string on his hand also came-out. He was-named Zera.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then his younger brother, the one who had the scarlet thread around his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘redness of dawn.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)