complete verse (Genesis 6:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:11:

  • Kankanaey: “As for the other people by-contrast, their behavior was extremely bad in the viewpoint of God and they increasingly destroyed-one-another.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When God looked at the earth He saw that all who lived on the earth were becoming evil and that there was only violence everywhere.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Before/[lit. in front-of] God, the people were very wicked and their wickedness spread-throughout the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “At that time God considered that everyone else on earth was very wicked, and everywhere on the earth, people were acting cruelly and violently toward each other.” (Source: Translation for Translators)