Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:17:

• Kankanaey: “except the one tree from-which-you (sing.) would-come-to-know the good and bad, because on the day when- you (sing.) -eat from it, certainly you (sing.) will-be-condemned to die and you (sing.) will also be-separated from me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “It is not all right, however, to eat even a little of the fruit of the tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat, you will die that very day.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “except only the fruit of the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and bad/evil. For/Because the moment you eat it, very surely you will-die.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Yahweh said to him, ‘You must not eat the fruit of the tree that will enable you to know what actions are good to do and what actions are evil to do. If you eat any fruit from that tree, on that day your relationship with me will end. But I will permit you to eat the fruit of any of the other trees in the park/garden.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:18:

• Kankanaey: “Then God said in his thoughts, ‘It is not good if this man is alone. Well-then I will make him a helper who is suitable for him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the LORD God said — ‘It is not good for man to live alone. I will make a friend who will help him.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD God said, ‘(It is) not good that the man is just alone, so I will-make him a companion who will-help him and is fitting/suitable for him.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Yahweh God said, ‘It is not good for this man to be alone. So I will make someone who will be a suitable partner for him.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:19:

• Kankanaey: “Then he went and got all the animals and birds that he had made from the soil and he took them to the man so-that he would name them. No-matter what he caused-them-to-be-named, that was truly their name.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Taking the dust which was on the ground, the LORD God made all the animals and birds from that very dust. And in order to see what names [he] would give them, He brought them all to the man. Whatever names the man gave them, those became their names.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD God made from the soil all kinds of animals that live on the land including all kinds of animals that fly. Then he brought them there to (the) man in-order to-see what he would name them. And whatever the man called them that would- now -be their names.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh God had taken some soil and had formed from it all kinds of animals and birds, and he brought them to the man to hear what names he would give them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:20:

• Kankanaey: “And that is where- the names of all the domesticatable and wild animals and birds -came-from. But none were possible to-be-used-as-a-companion for Adan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “In this way the man gave names to all the domesticated animals, to the birds in the heavens, and to the animals living in the jungle. Among them, however, there was not a single one that was suitable to help the man.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the man named the animals that live on the land including the animals that fly. But not even one of them was-fitting/suitable to become his companion who would help him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then the man gave names to all the kinds of livestock and birds and wild animals, but none of these creatures was a partner that was suitable for the man.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:21:

• Kankanaey: “When that was so, God caused- him -to-sleep. When he was asleep then, he removed one of his ribs, and then he fixed the flesh again where-he-had-removed-it.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the LORD God caused a deep sleep to come upon the man. And while he was asleep, God took out a rib and closed the flesh in its place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the LORD God caused- the man -to-sleep very deeply. And while he was-sleeping, the LORD God took one of his ribs and closed immediately the part-where- it -was-taken from.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, Yahweh took out one of the man’s ribs. Then he immediately closed the opening in his body and healed it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:23:

• Kankanaey: “Then he took the rib that he had removed and he turned-it-into a woman. When the man got-up/woke-up, right-there was the woman that God had taken to him. They two were naked, but they were not ashamed. The man said, ‘Now this is the one that suits me, because my bone, that is her bone just the same, and my flesh (muscle), that is her flesh also. I name her woman, because she came-from man.’ That is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother so-that he will take-into-his-home his wife, and they will become one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the man said — ‘This is indeed bone from my bone and flesh from [my] flesh. This will be called ‘woman’. For she has been made by being taken from the body of a man.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then the man said, ‘Here is now the (one-who-is)-like me! Bone that was-taken from my bone, and flesh that was-taken from my flesh. She will-be-called woman/(babayi), because she was-taken from the man.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The man exclaimed, ‘Wow! This is truly someone like me/what I was looking for! She is truly from my bones and from my flesh. So I will call her woman, because she was taken from me, a man.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 2:24:

• Kankanaey: “Then he took the rib that he had removed and he turned-it-into a woman. When the man got-up/woke-up, right-there was the woman that God had taken to him. They two were naked, but they were not ashamed. The man said, ‘Now this is the one that suits me, because my bone, that is her bone just the same, and my flesh (muscle), that is her flesh also. I name her woman, because she came-from man.’ That is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother so-that he will take-into-his-home his wife, and they will become one.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “That being the case, a man, leaving his own father and mother, goes to live with his wife. And they will become one.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “That is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and joins with his wife, and the two of them become-one.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The first woman was taken from the man’s body, so that is why when a man and a woman marry, they must leave their parents. The man will join very closely to his wife, so that the two of them will be as though they are one person.” (Source: Translation for Translators)