Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:23:
- Kankanaey: “He attained the child of the grandchildren of Efraim his child, and he also held-on-his-knees the children of Makir the child of Manasses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Joseph even saw a great grandchild from Ephraim. He even got to hold on his lap the children born just now to Machir, son of Manasseh.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and he was- still/yet -able-to-see his great grandchildren by his child/(son) Efraim and by his grandchild/(grandson) Makir the child/(son) of Manase. He considered as his own child the children of Makir.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He lived long enough to see Ephraim’s children and grandchildren. The children of Joseph’s grandson Machir, who was Manasseh’s son, were born before Joseph died, and were adopted by Joseph to be his own children.” (Source: Translation for Translators)