Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:1:

• Kankanaey: “When that was so, there was a famine again in the country, not the famine previously in the time of Abraham. And-so Isaac went to the location of Abimelek who was king of the Filisteo at Gerar.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “After the famine that occurred in Abraham’s time, a famine happened there once again. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech, king of the Philistines.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “There was a famine/hunger that arrived in the place where Isaac was-living, besides that famine/hunger which had-arrived in the time of Abraham. Therefore Isaac went to Abimelec king of the Filistinhon in Gerar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Some time later there was a severe famine/scarcity of food there. That was different from the famine that occurred when Abraham was alive. So Isaac went southeast to Gerar town, to talk to Abimelech, the king of the Philistine people-group. What happened was this: Isaac considered going to Egypt,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:2:

• Kankanaey: “But God had-gone-ahead to appear (i.e., had appeared earlier) to Isaac and this is what he said, ‘Do not go to Egipto. Stay in the land that I say is the place-for-you-(sing.)-to-stay.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD came and appeared to him and said — ‘Do not go to the land of Egypt. Stay in the place that I tell [you to stay].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD appeared to him and said, ‘You do- not -go to Egipto; [you] remain/stay in the place that I will-point-out to you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “but Yahweh appeared to him and said, ‘Do not go down to Egypt! Live in the land where I will tell you to go!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:3:

• Kankanaey: “Stay in this land and I-will-be-present companioning you (sing.) and I will bless you (sing.). I will give all this land to you (sing.) and to your (sing.) descendants so-that I will fulfill my promise to your (sing.) father Abraham.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Stay right there. I will be with you and I will bless you. For I promised your father Abraham to give this land to you and your descendants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “You just stay here for-a-while for I will-go-with you and bless. I will-give to you and to your descendants all this land. I will-fulfill what- I -have-promised to your father Abraham.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Stay in this land for a while, and I will help you and bless you, because it is to you and your descendants that I will give all these lands, and I will do what I solemnly promised to your father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:4:

• Kankanaey: “I will cause-to-be-many your (sing.) descendants like the manyness of the stars in the sky and I will give to them all this land. The collective-people in all the nations will also be blessed because of those you (sing.) have-as-descendants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Giving you many descendants like the stars in the heavens, I will give all this land to them. It will turn out that all who live in the world will take blessing from your descendants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-increase/make-many your descendants as numerous as the stars in heaven, and I will-give to them all this land. And through them, I will-bless all the people-groups of the world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all these lands, and I will cause your descendants to be a blessing to the people of all nations on the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:5:

• Kankanaey: “I will bless you (sing.) because Abraham believed/obeyed me and he fulfilled all my laws and commands.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “For Abraham did everything like I said. He obeyed the commands, laws, and teachings that I gave him.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I will-do this because Abraham obeyed me. He obeyed all my laws and teachings.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will do that because your father Abraham obeyed me. He obeyed everything that I told him to do, everything that I declared and all the laws that I gave him.’ So Isaac went and asked King Abimelech if he would permit him to live in the Gerar area. The king said, ‘Okay,'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:6:

• Kankanaey: “Because of that, Isaac stayed at Gerar.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “So Isaac stayed in Gerar.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore Isaac stayed there in Gerar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “so Isaac stayed there along with his wife and sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:7:

• Kankanaey: “When the men at Gerar asked concerning his spouse, he said that Rebeka was his younger-sibling. He was afraid to say that (she was) his spouse lest they kill (him) on-account of Rebeka so-that they would-marry (her), because she of-course was beautiful.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Because Isaac’s wife, Rebekah was very beautiful, being afraid that the men who lived there would kill him and take Rebekah, if anyone asked about his wife he would say, ‘[She is] my younger sister.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Rebeka was beautiful, so if the ones from-Gerar would ask Isaac about his wife he answered that Rebeka was his sibling. He was afraid to-say that (she was) his wife for maybe they would-kill him so-that Rebeka could-be-taken.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When the men in Gerar town asked who Rebekah was, Isaac said, ‘She is my sister.’ He said that because he was afraid to say, ‘She is my wife.’ He thought, ‘Rebekah is very beautiful, so they will want her. If I say that she is my sister, they know they will have to negotiate about a bride price because I am her older brother; but if I say that she is my wife, no negotiation will be possible. They will just kill me to get her.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 26:8:

• Kankanaey: “Isaac stayed there a-long-time. There was one day when Abimelek looked-down from the window, he saw (immediacy particle) Isaac and Rebeka sleeping-together.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “One day many days later when King Abimelech looked out the window he saw Isaac loving his wife.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “A long time now was the staying of Isaac and company there in Gerar. And one day, it happened that Abimelec king of the Filistinhon looked-out-thru-the-window and he saw that Isaac and Rebeka were-fondling-each-other.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When Isaac had been there a long time, one day Abimelech, the king of the Philistine people-group, looked down from a window in his palace and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)