complete verse (Genesis 6:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:1:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, people increased-in-number on this earth and their female children also increased-in-number.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “People were becoming many on the earth, and their daughters were also becoming many.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, the people on the earth increased-in-number, and their female children were born also.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When people began to become very numerous all over the earth, and many daughters were born to them,” (Source: Translation for Translators)