complete verse (Genesis 25:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:6:

  • Newari: “Before he died, Abraham gave gifts to the sons that he had from other wives. Separating [them] from the household of Isaac, he sent them towards the east.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Before Abraham died, he left all of his possessions to Isaac. But he gave gifts to his other children from his other wives, and he had- them -live in the land(s) in the east, far from his child Isaac.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But while Abraham was still living, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines/slaves that he had taken to be his secondary wives, and then he sent them away to live in a land to the east, to keep them far from his son Isaac.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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