Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:12:

• Kankanaey: “When that was so, he dreamed and he saw a ladder that was standing-vertically on the earth which reached to heaven, and there were angels of God climbing-up and climbing-down there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “In his dream he saw the angels of God going up and down on a ladder linking heaven and earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, he dreamed that there was a stairway/ladder which was-standing on the ground reaching up-to heaven. He saw the angels of God ascending-and-descending on the stairway/ladder.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “While he was sleeping, he had a dream, in which he was surprised to see a stairway. The bottom of the stairway was on the earth and the top was in the sky. Jacob also saw that God’s angels were going up and down the stairway.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:13:

• Kankanaey: “God was also there standing by him and he said, ‘I am Yahweh who is/was God of Abraham and Isaac. It-shall- certainly -be that I will give to you (sing.) and to your (sing.) descendants that (near-hearer) land where-you-(sing.)-are-lying.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD came near to him and said — ‘I am the LORD, the God of your ancestor Abraham, and the God of Isaac. I will give the land where you are staying to you and your descendants.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He also saw the LORD standing above the stairway/ladder and said to him, ‘I am the LORD, the God of Abraham and Isaac. I will-give to you (sing.) and to your descendants this land which you are-lying-on.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “And he was surprised to see Yahweh standing at the top of the stairway, saying ‘I am Yahweh God, whom your grandfather Abraham worshiped, and whom Isaac worships. I will give to you and to your descendants the land on which you are lying.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:14:

• Kankanaey: “And those descendants of yours (sing.), they will become-many so-that they will be like the manyness of the dust on this earth and will widen the boundaries of their country in all directions. On-account of you (sing.) and of the descendants-you-(sing.)-produce, all the collective-people in this world will be blessed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth. They will spread out east and west, north and south. From you and your descendants all people of the earth will take blessing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Your descendants will-be as many as the dust-particles on the ground. They will-spread-out to the different parts of this land. Through you (sing.) and your descendants, I will-bless all the peoples of the world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Your descendants will be as numerous as the particles of dirt that are on the earth, and their territory will be very large. It will extend in all directions, to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south. And people of all people-groups on earth will receive blessings because of what happens to you and to your descendants.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:15:

• Kankanaey: “It is moreover utterly true that I will be with you (sing.) continually so-that I will take-care-of you (sing.) wherever (lit. even-if where) you-(sing.)-go. Then I will also escort you (sing.) to return to this country here. I will not moreover leave/abandon you (sing.), but rather I will fulfill all that I promised to you (sing.),’ God said.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “I am with you. No matter where you go I will be caring for you. And I will bring you back here. I will not leave you until the work of [my] promise to you has been fulfilled.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Always remember that I am-with you and I will-watch-over you wherever you go. I will-have- you -return to this land and I will- not -leave you until I have-fulfilled my promise to you.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I will help you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you; I will continue to do for you all that I have promised to do.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:16:

• Kankanaey: “So right-then Jacob woke-right-up and he said, ‘I-realize (surprise) that God is here and I did not sense/notice it upon my arrival.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “After Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought — ‘The LORD was in this place and I was not able to realize it.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then Jacob woke-up and said to himself, ‘I did- not -know that in-fact (surprise particle) the LORD is here in this place.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “During the night, when Jacob woke up from sleeping, he thought, ‘Surely Yahweh is in this place, and until now I was not aware of it!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:17:

• Kankanaey: “Since he was afraid, he said, ‘This place is to-be-feared, because I-now-realize-to-my-surprise that it is God’s dwelling-place. Surely here just the same is the entrance to heaven.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then, being afraid, he said — ‘This place must be nothing other than the house of God. This place must be the door of heaven.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He was-frightened/scared and said, ‘How awesome/amazing is this place! This is the dwelling-place of God and here itself is the gate/door going to heaven.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He was afraid, and he said, ‘This place is very awesome! This is surely the place where God lives, and this is the entrance to heaven!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:18:

• Kankanaey: “When it was-light then (i.e. next day), Jacob got-up early and he stood-upright the stone that he-had-used-as-pillow so-that that is-what-would-remind-him of what happened. Then he poured-on-it oil to offer/dedicate it to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Early morning Jacob got up and he stood the rock, on which he had rested his head to sleep, on end as a memorial [lit.: a sign of memory]. Then he pour oil on top of it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob got-up very early-in-the-morning. He took the stone which he had-used-as-a-pillow and set-it-up as a remembrance. Then he poured-over it oil so-that (it) would-become sacred.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “In the morning Jacob got up and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up on its end to show that the place was a holy place. He poured some olive oil on top of the stone to dedicate it to God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:19:

• Kankanaey: “And he named the town where-he-was Betel, because Luz was its name previously.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He named that place Bethel. Formerly that place had been named Luz.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob named that place Betel. But before/in-time-past Luz was the name of that place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He named that place Bethel, which means ‘house of God’. Previously its name was Luz.” (Source: Translation for Translators)