Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:31:

• Newari: “Realizing that Leah was not loved, the LORD caused her to conceive. Rachel, however, was barren.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD saw that Lea (was) not beloved of Jacob, so he willed that Lea would-give-birth, but Raquel on-the-other-hand (could)-not.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When Yahweh saw that Jacob did not love Leah very much, he enabled her to become pregnant. But Rachel was not able to become pregnant.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:32:

• Newari: “Leah conceived, and she gave birth to a son. She named that child Ruben, like she had planned — ‘The LORD has actually seen my sorrow. Now my husband will love me.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Lea became-pregnant and gave-birth to a son and she named (him) Reuben, for she said, ‘The LORD saw my difficulty, and surely now my husband will-love me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Leah gave birth to a son, whom she named Reuben, which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘Look, a son!’ She said, ‘Yahweh has seen that I was miserable, and because of that he has given me a son. Now, surely my husband will love me for giving birth to a son for him.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:33:

• Newari: “She conceived again, and again she gave birth to another son. She said — ‘Realizing that I was not loved, The LORD has also given me this son.’ So she named him Simeon.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “She became-pregnant again and gave-birth to another son. She said, ‘The LORD has-given me another son for he has-heard that my husband does- not -love me.’ So she named the child Simeon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, ‘Because Yahweh has heard that my husband doesn’t love me, he has given me this son, too.’ So she named him Simeon, which means ‘someone who hears’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:34:

• Newari: “She conceived once more [and] gave birth to a son. Then she said — ‘This time my husband will care for me, for I have given birth to three sons for him.’ So she gave him the name Levi.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Lea became pregnant again and she gave-birth to another son. She said, ‘Now my husband will-become close to me for our son are now three.’ So she named the child Levi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Later she became pregnant again, and gave birth to another son. She said, ‘Now, finally, my husband will hold me close to him.’ So she named him Levi, which means ‘hold close’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:35:

• Newari: “Again she conceived and gave birth to a son. She said — ‘This time I will praise the LORD.’ So he was named Judah. After that she stopped giving birth to children.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Lea became-pregnant again and she gave-birth to another son. She said, ‘Now I will-praise the LORD.’ So she named the child Juda. From that-time, she was- not -able-to-give-birth anymore.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, ‘This time/Now I will praise Yahweh.’ So she called his name Judah, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘praise’. After that, she did not give birth to any more children for several years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:1:

• Newari: “Because Rachel was not able to give birth to children for Jacob, she envied her elder sister. And she said to Jacob — ‘Cause me to have children too. Otherwise I will die.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Raquel still did- not -become-pregnant, so she was-jealous of Lea. She said to Jacob, ‘Give me a child for if not, I will- surely -die!'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, ‘Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I think I will*die!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:2:

• Newari: “Jacob was angry with her, and said — ‘Am I God to cause you to have a child?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob became-angry with her and said to-her, ‘Why, am I God? He is the-one-who-willed that you can- not -give-birth.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, ‘I am not God!/Am I God? He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)