Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 13:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:15:

Kankanaey: “Because all that you (sing.) are-able-to-see-in-the-distance, I will give to you (sing.) and your (sing.) descendants so-that that will be your (pl.) land forever.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “I will give to you and your descendants as much land as you can see. This will be yours forever.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “All the land that your view/sight can-reach I will-give to you and to your descendants, and it will-be yours (pl.) forever/[lit. until whenever.]” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “I will give to you and your descendants all the land that you see; I will give it to you forever.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:16:

Kankanaey: “I will also cause-to-become-many your (sing.) descendants like the dust that is not countable.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “I will cause you to have as many descendants as the dust of the earth. Only the one who is able to count the dust of the earth will be able to count the number of your descendants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “I will-give you many descendants that their numbers is like dust. The dust can- not -be-counted, so your descendants also can- not -be-counted.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as particles of dust! It will be easier to count the particles of dust than it will be to count your descendants.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:17:

Kankanaey: “Go then and walk through that entire land to look-at-it, because I will give it all to you (sing.).’ That is what God promised Abram.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Get up, go all over the country, for I am about to give all this to you.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “You walk and go-around the whole land for I will-give all of that to you.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Walk through the land in every direction, because I am going to give it all to you.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 13:18:

Kankanaey: “And after-that plural Abram left there and changed-residence to Hebron which was close to the feared trees belonging-to Mamre. And that’s where-he-made another altar where-he-would-offer animals to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Abram moved his tent and stayed in Hebron towards the place where the trees from Mamre had been planted. There he built an altar for the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “So Abram moved his tent, and there he stayed near the big trees of Mamre there at Hebron, and he made an altar there for the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “So Abram and his men took down their tents and moved to Hebron and started to live by the huge trees at the town*of Mamre. He placed a stone altar there to make sacrifices to Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:1:

Newari: “At this time Amraphel King of Assyria, Arioch King of Ellsar, Kedorlaomer King of Elam and Tidal King of Goiim” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “At that time, King Amrafel of Shinar, King Arioc of Elasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goyim” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “In a region to the east, there were four kings who were friends/allies. They were King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:2:

Newari: “attacked Bera King of Sodom, Birsha King of Gomorrah, Shinab King of Admah, Shemeber King of Zeboiim, and the King of Bela (later [called] Zoar).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomora, King Shinab of Adma, King Shemeber of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela who is also called Zoar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “In an area to the west, there were five other kings. They were King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, the city that is now called Zoar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:3:

Newari: “For twelve years the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Bela had been oppressed by King Kedorlaomer. Rebelling in the 13th year, five [of them] gathered on the banks of the Siddim River (nowdays this place is the Dead Sea).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “These five kings gathered with their soldiers there at the Valley/Plain of Sidim which is now called the Dead Sea.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Those five kings and their armies gathered together in Siddim Valley, which is also called the Dead Sea Valley, to fight against the four kings and their armies. King Chedorlaomer and his army conquered the armies of those five kings, and demanded that those kings pay him tribute money each year.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:4:

Newari: “For twelve years the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Bela had been oppressed by King Kedorlaomer. Rebelling in the 13th year, five [of them] gathered on the banks of the Siddim River (nowdays this place is the Dead Sea).” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “These kings had-been-subject-to/under-the-jurisdiction-of Kedorlaomer for [lit. inside of] 12 years, but on the 13th year they rebelled against him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “For twelve years he ruled them. But during the thirteenth year they rebelled and refused to keep giving him tribute money.” (Source: Translation for Translators)