Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 32:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:25:

  • Kankanaey: “When that man calculated that he was not able-to-defeat Jacob, he abruptly-hit his thigh and it-was-dislocated.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because that man was not able to defeat Jacob, he hit Jacob right on the buttocks. Because of that his buttocks joint became loose.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the man thought that he could- not -beat Jacob, he squeezed the hip of Jacob and the bones which come-together were-dislocated.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the man realized that he was not winning against Jacob, he struck Jacob’s hip and caused the thigh bone to pull away from the hip socket.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:26:

  • Kankanaey: “Then he said, ‘Please release-me, because it’s already getting-light.’ But Jacob said, ‘I-refuse, I will not release you (sing.) until you (sing.) bless me.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That man said — ‘It is about to become morning, let me go now.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the person said, ‘Let- me -go now for (it) is- now/already -dawning.’ But Jacob replied, ‘I will- not -let- you -go if you (sing.) will- not -bless me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the man said, ‘Let me go, because it will soon be daylight.’ Then Jacob realized who he was really wrestling with. So he replied, ‘No, if you will not bless me, I will not let you go!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:27)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:27:

  • Kankanaey: “‘What is your (sing.) name?’ the man said. ‘Jacob,’ he answered.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then that man asked — ‘What is your name?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The person asked him, ‘What/[lit. Who] is your (sing.) name?’ He replied, ‘Jacob.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The man said to him, ‘What is your name?’ He replied, ‘Jacob.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:28:

  • Kankanaey: “Then the man said, ‘Starting-from now, your (sing.) name will not be Jacob but rather Israel, because previously there were those you (sing.) defeated who were your (sing.) fellow people, and now also, you (sing.) have-wrestled with God and you (sing.) have-won.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That man said — ‘From now on your name is Israel, not Jacob. For you have wrestled with God and man and have won.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the person/man said, ‘Starting now your name (is) no-longer Jacob but now Israel because you (sing.) have-struggled-together with God and with humans, and you (sing.) won.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The man said, ‘Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will be Israel, which means ‘he struggles with God’, because you have struggled with God and with people, and you have won.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:29)

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

  • Kankanaey: “Jacob then said, ‘Please also tell (me) your (sing.) name.’ But the man said, ‘Stop/No, don’t be-asking my name.’ After-that he then blessed Jacob and left.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jacob said — ‘What is your name?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jacob also asked him, ‘Tell me also your (sing.) name.’ But the person replied, ‘Do- not now -ask my name.’ Then he blessed Jacob there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jacob said, ‘Now, please tell me your name!’ The man replied, ‘Why do you ask me what my name is?/You should not have to ask me what my name is!’ But he blessed Jacob there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:30:

  • Kankanaey: “And Jacob named that place Peniel, because he said, ‘God and I have-faced-each-other (sudden-realization), and I am still living.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So Jacob named that place Peniel. For he thought — ‘Even though I met God face to face, I survived.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jacob named that place Peniel, for he said, ‘I was-able-to-see the face/figure/appearance of God but still I am-alive.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Jacob named the place Peniel, which means ‘God’s face’, saying ‘I looked directly at God, but I did not die because of doing that.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:31)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:31:

  • Kankanaey: “The sun-was-rising when- Jacob -left Peniel, and he limped in walking on-account of his dislocated hip.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because his buttocks were torn and out of joint, he walked awkwardly. When he passed Peniel the sun had already risen.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The sun was- already -rising when Jacob left-from Peniel. He was-limping because of his dislocated bone in the hip.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of what had happened to his hip.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 32:32)

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

  • Kankanaey: “That is the reason that when the Israelita butcher something, they don’t use-for-meat-viand the muscle of the hip until today (doesn’t imply that they now eat it), because that muscle is what Jacob’s wrestling-partner hit.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Because of the injury incurred on Jacob’s buttocks, the people of Israel, even till now, do not eat the flesh of the buttocks of any animal.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is the reason why until now the Israelinhon do- not -eat the tendon at the joint of the bone in the hip. For there (in) that part God squeezed Jacob.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The muscle on his hip joint had been injured. So to this present time, because of what happened to Jacob, the Israeli people do not eat the muscle/tendon that is attached to the socket of the hips of animals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)