complete verse (Genesis 49:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:30:

  • Newari: “This cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in the land of Canaan. Abraham managed to buy this cave near the field from the hand of Ephron the Hittite, thinking to bury dead bodies [there].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “That farm is there in Macpela, east of Mamre, which (is) part of Canaan. My grandfather Abraham bought that field from Efron in-order to-make a burial-place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “That field is in the Machpelah area, east of Mamre town, in Canaan. My grandfather Abraham bought it from Ephron to use as a burial place.” (Source: Translation for Translators)