Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:9:
- Kankanaey: “The one-who-served-drinks went-ahead to relate and he said, ‘This is what I dreamed. There was reportedly (kano ‘reportedly’, signalling 2nd-hand information, is normally used in relating dreams) a grape vine in front of me” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The chief cupbearer [lit.: new wine vessel holder] told Joseph an account of his dream like this — ‘In my dream I saw a grapevine plant before me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the head of the ones-who-serve drink told his dream. He said, ‘I dreamed that there-was a vine/[lit. main-stem] of grape in front of me” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So the king’s chief drink-server told his dream to Joseph. He said, ‘In my dream I saw a grapevine in front of me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)