complete verse (Genesis 47:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:2:

  • Newari: “Then he introduced five of his brothers.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He then introduced [lit. caused-to-be-known] to the king his five siblings/(brothers).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joseph chose five of his older brothers to go with him to talk to the king. He introduced his older brothers to the king, and then he said, ‘My father and my older brothers and younger brother have come from the Canaan region. They have brought all their sheep and goats and cattle and everything else that they own, and they are living now in Goshen region.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)