complete verse (Genesis 39:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:20:

  • Kankanaey: “He immediately-had- Jose -arrested and immediately-had-him-imprisoned in the location of the king’s prisoners. And that’s where-he-stayed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He had Joseph confined in the prison where Pharaoh’s prisoners were imprisoned. Even though Joseph was in prison” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore he had- Jose -captured and put-into prison with the prisoners of the king. But even-though Jose (was) there in prison,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joseph’s master took Joseph and put him in prison, the place where all the king’s prisoners were put, and Joseph stayed there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)