Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:17:

• Kankanaey: “That is what you (sing.) will do, because later I will flood the world and everything that has its breath on this surface of the earth (id. = earth) will die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “For I will bring a flood to exterminate all who live on the earth. All who live on the earth will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For I will-cause- the earth -to-flood so-that all that are-living will-be-destroyed. Everything that-is on the earth will-be-killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Listen carefully! I am about to cause a flood to occur that will destroy every creature that lives beneath the sky. Everything on the earth will die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)