Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:6:

• Kankanaey: “Then God said, ‘There-will-be something-to-divide-in-two the water so that the water that is above will be differentiated from the water that is on the earth.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “God said, ‘May there be space [lit.: height] between two portions of water.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘Be-created the division that separate the water into two places.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then God said, ‘I command that there be an empty space like a huge dome to separate the water that is above it from the water on the earth that is below it!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:7:

• Kankanaey: “And-so it was-accomplished/fulfilled, because he made what he named sky which is the separation-place of the water above from the water below. When the night was finished again and again it got-light, that was the second day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “And He divided [lit.: caused to make] the water into two parts, an upper and a lower. It happened just like this.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And it happened/was-made. God made the division that separates the water above and the water below.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And that is what happened. God gave to the space the name ‘sky’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:8:

• Kankanaey: “And-so it was-accomplished/fulfilled, because he made what he named sky which is the separation-place of the water above from the water below. When the night was finished again and again it got-light, that was the second day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “God named the upper part ‘the heavens’.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This division was-called by God ‘space/sky.’ Evening came, and-then the morning. That was the second day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then there was another evening, which was followed by another morning. He called that period of time ‘the second day’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:9:

• Kankanaey: “Then God commanded that the water that was on the surface of the earth be collected so that the soil would-be-exposed/appear, and it was accomplished/fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then God said — ‘May all the water under the heavens be gathered in one place and may the dry ground appear.’ Just like that it happened.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘Let- the water -be-gathered to one place on the earth so-that the dry place will-appear.’ And it happened/was-made.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then God said, ‘I want the water that is below the sky to come together, and dry ground to appear and rise above the water.’ And that is what happened.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:10:

• Kankanaey: “That soil, that’s what he named earth, and the collected water, he named ocean. And he was satisfied/content upon his-seeing that.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “God named the dry ground ‘earth’. And the gathered waters He named ‘sea’. This seemed good to Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He called the dry place ‘land’ and he called the gathered waters ‘sea.’ God was pleased of what he saw.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “God gave to the ground the name ‘earth’, and he gave to the water that came together the name ‘oceans’. God was pleased with the earth and the oceans.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:11:

• Kankanaey: “Afterwards he then commanded that there-come-to-exist all kinds of what-grows on this earth, like the vegetables and the trees, those that bear-fruit/grain and those that have seeds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “God said — ‘Let all kinds of grass, seed-bearing grain, and seed-bearing fruit plants be caused to sprout, each according to its own kind.’ And it happened just like that.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then God said, ‘Let the land grow with every-sort-of-plants: plants that have seeds and trees that bear-fruit according to their kind.’ And it happened/was-made.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then God said, ‘I want the earth to produce plants, including plants that will produce seeds and trees that will produce fruit. Each kind of tree will bear its own kind of fruit.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:12:

• Kankanaey: “They truly grew, and God was satisfied/content upon-seeing-(it).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “In this way all kinds of grass, seed-bearing grain, and fruit-bearing trees were caused to sprout. This seemed good to God.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “All kinds of plants grew from the land, and God was-pleased of the plants that he saw.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then plants grew on the earth; each kind of plant began to produce its own kind of seed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 1:13:

• Kankanaey: “When the night then was finished and it got-light again, that was the third day.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The night was finished, morning came. In this way three days were complete.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Evening came, and-then the morning. That was the third day.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then there was another evening which was followed by another morning. God called that period of time ‘the third day’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)