complete verse (Genesis 4:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:17:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, Cain got-married and they gave-birth to a male whom they named Enok. Then he made a city, and he named- that city -with the name of their child Enok.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Cain had intercourse with his wife. And she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city. And he named it after his son Enoch.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now/(discourse marker), Cain slept-with his wife. His wife became-pregnant and gave-birth to a male/(boy) and they named him Enoc. Cain built a town and named it Enoc just-like the name of his child.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Some time later, Cain had sex/slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom she named Enoch. Then Cain started to build a city, and he named the city ‘Enoch’, the same name that his son had.” (Source: Translation for Translators)