complete verse (Genesis 49:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:22:

  • Newari: “‘Joseph is like the child of a donkey sitting near a spring, like the child of a donkey sitting on a high plateau.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) Jose, you are-like a wild donkey beside the spring or beside the slope.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joseph, you will have many descendants. Their children will be as many as the fruit on a vine near a spring of water, whose branches extend over a wall.” (Source: Translation for Translators)