Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 36:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:5:

  • Newari: “And Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These were the sons born to Esau in the land of Canaan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And his children with Oholibama were [they] Jeush, Jalam, and Kora. They (were) the children of Esau who were-born in Canaan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons of Esau were born while he was living in the Canaan region.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 36:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:6:

  • Newari: “Esau took all the members of his family, the cows, sheep and other cattle and property he had gathered in the land of Canaan, separated from his younger brother Jacob, and went to another land.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Esau took his wives, children, and all who (were) under-the-jurisdiction of his family, as-well-as his possessions and livestock that he had-gathered in Canaan, and he moved to a place going-far-away from Jacob his sibling/(brother).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jacob and Esau had very many possessions. The result was that they needed more land for their livestock. The land where they were living was not big enough for both of them. They had too much livestock. So Esau, whose other name was Edom, had taken his wives and sons and daughters and all the other members of his household, his sheep and goats and his other animals, and all the other things he had obtained in Canaan land, and they had moved to an area that was away from Jacob.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 36:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:7:

  • Newari: “Since they had so many cows, sheep and cattle, the space being insufficient for them to graze, it was not possible for them to stay together.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For they could no-longer be-together in one place because of the numbers/greatness on their possessions; and the place which was their place-to-live could- no-longer -sustain them because of the great-numbers of their livestock.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jacob and Esau had very many possessions. The result was that they needed more land for their livestock. The land where they were living was not big enough for both of them. They had too much livestock. So Esau, whose other name was Edom, had taken his wives and sons and daughters and all the other members of his household, his sheep and goats and his other animals, and all the other things he had obtained in Canaan land, and they had moved to an area that was away from Jacob.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 36:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:8:

  • Newari: “So Esau went and settled in the land of Seir in the hills called Edom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Esau (who (was) also called Edom) settled there in the mountains of Seir.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They went to live in the Seir hilly area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 36:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:9:

  • Newari: “Here is the list of the descendants of Esau, ancestor of the Edomites who live in the hills in the country of Seir –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is the story about the family of Esau the father of the Edomnon who live in the mountains of Seir.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Here is/I will now give you another list of the male descendants of Esau. He was the ancestor of the Edom people-group who live in the Seir area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 36:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:10:

  • Newari: “Here are the sons of Esau — Eliphaz, which [he] had from Adah, Reuel, which [he] had from Basemath.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The child of Esau with Basemat was Reuel, and his child with Ada was Elifaz.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz, and Esau’s wife Basemath gave birth to Reuel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 36:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:11:

  • Newari: “The sons of Eliphaz [were] Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The children of Elifaz were Teman, Omar, Zefo, Gatam and Kenaz.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 36:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 36:12:

  • Newari: “Esau’s son, Eliphaz had a concubine [lit.: illegitimate wife] called Timna. From her he also had a son named Amalek. These are the grandchildren that Esau had from Adah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Elifaz also had a child Amalek with another/[lit. one more] of his wives Timna. They (were) the grandchildren of Esau with Ada.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a concubine/female slave whom he took as a secondary wife. Her name was Timna. She gave birth to Amalek. Those six men were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)