complete verse (Genesis 7:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 7:16:

  • Kankanaey: “including all the kinds of animals and birds that God commanded, who were the time and the wild, the large and the small that were male and female.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All the living beings, male and female that God had told Noah about went into the ship. Then the LORD closed the door of the ship.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “According to what God had-commanded Noe, he caused-to-go-inside the ship every pair of all the kinds of animals that had-come-near to him. After-that, the LORD closed the ship.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “There was a male and a female of each animal that came to Noah, just as God had said they would do. After they were all in the boat, God shut the door.” (Source: Translation for Translators)