Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:6:
- Newari: “Again Jacob asked them — ‘Is he well?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jacob continued to ask, ‘So, how is he?’ They replied, ‘(He) is well actually/as-a-matter-of-fact. Look, there is his child Raquel coming here with the sheep.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Jacob asked them, ‘Is Laban well?’ They replied, ‘Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:7:
- Newari: “He said — ‘Why are you gathered here? It is not yet time for the sun to set. It is also not yet time to gather the sheep. So give the sheep water to drink and take them out again to graze.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jacob said to them, ‘Since (it is) still early and (it is) not yet time to gather the sheep, (it is) good if you (pl.) have- them -drink and cause- (them) -to-graze again.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Jacob said, ‘Hey! The sun is still high in the sky. It is not time for the flocks to be gathered for nighttime. Give the sheep some water and then take them back to graze/eat grass in the pastures!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:8:
- Newari: “They said — As long as all the sheep are not gathered, and as long as the rock has not been rolled away from the mouth of the well, we will not be able to do like that. As soon as that happens, we will be able to give water to the sheep to drink.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They replied, ‘We (excl.) can- not -do that if all the sheep are- not first -gathered. If all are now indeed here, that is now (the time) we roll the cover [linker] stone so-that they will-be-allowed-to-drink.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They replied, ‘No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:9:
- Newari: “Just as Jacob was talking with them, Rachel came, arriving there, tending her fathers sheep. It turned out that she was the one who tended her father’s sheep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jacob was- still -talking to them when Raquel arrived bringing the sheep of her father, because she (was) the one-who-watches them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:10:
- Newari: “As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, daughter of his mother’s brother Laban and her sheep, [he] went, removed the rock that was on the mouth of the well and gave water to his mother’s brother’s sheep to drink.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Jacob saw Raquel the child of his uncle Laban, along-with the sheep of Laban, he went to the well and he rolled the stone and had- the sheep of his uncle Laban -drink.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, who was his mother’s brother, Jacob was so excited that he went over and by himself rolled away the stone that covered the top of the well, and he got water for his uncle’s sheep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:11:
- Newari: “Then he kissed Rachel, and rejoicing, cried out with tears from his eyes.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Afterwards, he kissed Raquel and he cried for joy.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Jacob kissed Rachel on the cheek, and he cried loudly because he was so happy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:12:
- Newari: “He told Rebekah, ‘I am the son of Rebekah who is your father’s kin.’ Hearing this, Rachel went running to tell her father.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He said to Raquel, ‘I am the child of Rebeka, so I am the nephew of your father.’ Raquel ran home and told her father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Jacob told Rachel that he was one of her father’s relatives, the son of her aunt Rebekah. So she ran and told that to her father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:13:
- Newari: “Hearing this news of his nephew Jacob, Laban rushed out to meet him. Embracing Jacob he kisssed him. And brought him to his house. Jacob told him all that had happened.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When Laban heard that Jacob his nephew from Rebeka was there, he hurried to meet him. He embraced Jacob and kissed-(him) and brought-(him) to their house. And there Jacob told Laban all that had-happened.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As soon as Laban heard that Jacob, his sister’s son, was there, he ran to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him on the cheek. Then he brought him to his home, and Jacob told him all that had happened to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)