complete verse (Genesis 41:52)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:52:

  • Kankanaey: “The second was also a male, and Jose named-him Efraim, because he said, ‘God has given me children in this country where-I-was-hardshipped.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then he named his second son Ephraim, saying, ‘God has given me children in the land [where] I experienced trouble.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He named his second child Efraim, for according-to him, ‘Because of the help of God, I became-prosperous in the place where I experienced pain.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He named his second son Ephraim, which means ‘to have children’, because, he said, ‘God has given me children here in this land where I have suffered.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)