complete verse (Genesis 8:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:2:

  • Kankanaey: “God also blocked-the-flow-of the place(s)-where- the water -was-coming-out from inside the earth and he also caused- the rain -to-stop. And then the water began to recede.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After forty days of rain, the currents of water that were under the earth and the opening in the heavens were closed. And the rain stopped coming.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He covered the springs/sources-of-water and caused- the rain -to-stop.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “God caused the water that was under the earth to stop bursting forth, and he caused the floodgates of water from the sky to close so that it stopped raining.” (Source: Translation for Translators)