complete verse (Genesis 44:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 44:29:

  • Newari: “Now, you are taking this one away as well. If anything happens I will die in pain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If you (pl.) will- still -take this one who remains with me, and if there-is-something (that) will-happen to him, I who (am) now old will- just -die in distress.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I am an old gray-haired man. If you take this other one from me, too, and something harms him, you would cause me to die because of my sorrow.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)