complete verse (Genesis 9:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:17:

  • Kankanaey: “I will-see-it-also and I will remember what I promised you and everything also that lives that there-will-not-be a flood again that is the cause-of-death of all that lives. That indeed is the sign of what I have promised to you and to all the creatures also.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Again God said to Noah — ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I have made with all living beings living on the earth.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The rainbow is the sign of my covenant to all who live on earth.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then God said to Noah, ‘The rainbow will be the sign of the promise that I have made to all the creatures that live on the earth.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)