Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 9:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:8:

  • Kankanaey: “God also said to Noe and his children,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “God said to Noah and his sons –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “God still said to Noe and to his children,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “God also said to Noah and his sons,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:9)

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

  • Kankanaey: “‘There-is that which I-will-promise you and those whom you will have-as-descendants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “‘Now, with you and your descendants after you,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is my covenant to you (pl.) and to your (pl.) descendants, and to all-that live on earth including all the animals who were with you in the ark: I surely will- not -destroy again all that live by-means-of a very severe flood. And never again will- a flood like this -happen to destroy the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Listen carefully. I am now making a solemn promise to you and with your descendants,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:10:

  • Kankanaey: “All the creatures that went-out-with you from the ark will also be included.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “and with all the living beings on the earth, wild and domesticated who came our of the ship with you, I have made a covenant” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is my covenant to you (pl.) and to your (pl.) descendants, and to all-that live on earth including all the animals who were with you in the ark: I surely will- not -destroy again all that live by-means-of a very severe flood. And never again will- a flood like this -happen to destroy the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and with all the living creatures that are with you—including the birds, the livestock, and the wild animals—every living creature on the earth that came out of the boat with you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:11:

  • Kankanaey: “What I promise to you, it is this. Starting-from now, I will not again flood this earth so-that all living-things will drown and all that is here will be destroyed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will make a covenant with you, No living being will ever die by the coming of another flood, The earth will not be destroyed by the coming of another flood.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is my covenant to you (pl.) and to your (pl.) descendants, and to all-that live on earth including all the animals who were with you in the ark: I surely will- not -destroy again all that live by-means-of a very severe flood. And never again will- a flood like this -happen to destroy the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is the promise that I am making to you: I will never again destroy all living creatures by a flood, or destroy everything else on the earth by a flood.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:12:

  • Kankanaey: “‘Your means-of-knowing that what I promised to you and to all creatures also will remain-unchanging forever,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “God said — ‘As a sign of the covenant that I make forever with you and all living beings,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And as a sign of my covenant with you (pl.) and with the animals, and with all your generations to come, I will-put my rainbow in the white-clouds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then God said to him, ‘This is the sign to guarantee that I will keep the promise that I am making to you and to all living creatures, a promise that I will keep forever:” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:13:

  • Kankanaey: “there is what I will put above which is a rainbow or rainbow (two terms are used because neither one is understood throughout the language area), so-that that will be a sign of this that I have promised.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will put my bow in the cloud. This will be the sign of the covenant that I have made with the world.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And as a sign of my covenant with you (pl.) and with the animals, and with all your generations to come, I will-put my rainbow in the white-clouds.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “From time to time I will put a rainbow in the sky. It will remind me of my promise that I have made to you and everything on the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:14:

  • Kankanaey: “That being so, provided there are clouds above that I cause-to-arrive and a rainbow can-be-seen there,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When I cover the top of the earth with clouds, then the bow will appear in the heavens.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “If I will-cause-to-come-out the clouds and the rainbow appears,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When I cause rain to fall from the clouds, and a rainbow appears in the sky,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:15:

  • 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: “At that time I will remember the promise I made with you and all living beings. Never again will all living beings die by the coming of a flood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-remember right-away my covenant with you and with all the kinds of animals, that there will- never again (a) -flood to destroy all that lives.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “it will remind me about the promise that I have made to you and all living creatures, my promise that there will never again be a flood that will destroy all living creatures.” (Source: Translation for Translators)