Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:22:

• Kankanaey: “How-about if we only drop him in this well in this place with no inhabitants, because it would be bad if we injured-him.’ That’s what he said, because it was his intention to go withdraw Jose from the well in order to send-him-home to his father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Don’t talk about shedding blood. Rather, we will drop him into a well that has no water here in the wilderness, and leave him [there]. Do not lift a hand at all.’ Rueben, by saving him from their hands had thought to bring him to his father later on.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (pl.)] just throw him into the well here in the/a desolate-place, but [you (pl.)] do- not ever -kill him.’ Reuben said that because (it was) now his plan to-save Jose and return (him) to their father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Do not even shed his blood! We can throw him into this pit/cistern in the desert, but we should not harm him.’ He said that, and then left them, planning to rescue Joseph later and take him back to his father.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:23:

• Kankanaey: “When Jose then arrived at the location of his siblings, they suddenly-grabbed him and suddenly-removed his decorated garment.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “As soon as Joseph arrived at their place they seized him and removing the precious, wide upper garment that he was wearing, took it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So when- Jose -arrived, they stripped him of [that] his garment which (was) beautiful and long,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So when Joseph arrived where his older brothers were, they seized him and ripped off his pretty robe with long sleeves.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:24:

• Kankanaey: “Then they went and dropped him in that well that had no water.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then they threw him into a well that had no water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and threw (him) into the well where water is stored. But there (was) no water in that well.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then they took him and threw him into the pit/cistern. But the pit/cistern was dry; there was no water in it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:25:

• Kankanaey: “When that was finished, they sat-down to eat. But Ruben was not there because he had gone somewhere. When they were-eating, they saw-in-the-distance a group of people who were descendants of Ismael and descendants of Midian approaching from Gilead. Their camels were loaded (lit. cargoed) with expensive kinds of perfume and embalming-spice (loan balsamo) that they were going to sell in Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “When they sat down to eat, at a great distance they saw Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying loads of fragrant spices, medicine to be applied, and myrrh. They were on their way to Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “While they were-eating, there-was in- their -view merchants who (were) Ishmaelinhon who came-from Gilead. Their camels had cargo with spices, medicines, and perfumes which (were) to-be-brought to Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After they sat down to eat some food, they looked up and saw a caravan/group of traders, descendants of Ishmael, coming from the Gilead area. Their camels were loaded with bags of spices and nice-smelling resins. They were going down to Egypt to sell those things there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:26:

• Kankanaey: “So then, Juda said, ‘We will emphatically have no benefit if we kill our younger-sibling and then we deny/conceal how he died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then Judah said to his elder and younger brothers — ‘Even by killing our younger brother and hiding his blood, what will we have?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Juda said to his siblings, ‘What (is) our (incl.) gain/[lit. getting] if we (incl.) kill our (incl.) sibling and go-through-the-process-of-hiding/[lit. hide-and-hide] his death?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Judah said to his older and younger brothers, ‘If we kill our younger brother and hide his body, what will we gain?/we will not gain anything!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:27:

• Kankanaey: “How-about if we sell him (immediacy particle) to those descendants of Ismael so that we won’t kill-him, because he is emphatically of-course our younger-sibling who is the child of our father.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Rather, we will sell him into the hand of the Ishmaelites. [We] however, will not lift a hand [against] him. No matter what happens, he is our younger brother, our [own] flesh [and] blood.’ All of them listened to his proposal.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Perhaps (it is) yet better (if) we (incl.) sell him to those Ishmaelinhon. Let- us (incl.) not -kill him for he (is) our sibling.’ The siblings of Juda agreed with him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So, instead of harming him, let’s sell him to these men who are descendants of Ishmael. Don’t forget, he is our own younger brother!’ So they all agreed to do that.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:28:

• Kankanaey: “The siblings of Juda agreed-to that-aforementioned which he said. When those sellers arrived, they drew-out (same word as to unsheath a bolo) Jose from the well and they sold-him to them for twenty silvers and they took-him-along to Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “So when the merchants going down that road arrived, they lifted Joseph from the well. Then he was sold into their hands for 20 pieces of silver. Then they took him away to Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So when- the merchants who (were) Ishmaelinhon, which their tribe (was)Midianhon -passed-by, they pulled- Jose -up from the well and they sold him for a price which (was) 20 silver (pieces). And Jose was-brought by the Ishmaelinhon to Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When those traders from the Midian area came near, Joseph’s brothers pulled him up out of the pit/cistern. Then they sold him to the men from Midian for 20 pieces of silver. The traders then took Joseph to Egypt.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:29:

• Kankanaey: “When Ruben returned then to the well coming-from where-he-had-gone, Jose was not-there. He immediately-tore his clothes because his thoughts were extremely painful (i.e., he was very sad).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “When Reuben came back and looked into the well, not seeing Joseph there he tore his upper garment.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When Reuben returned to the well Jose (was) not there anymore, so he tore his clothes in sadness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When Reuben returned to the pit/cistern, he saw that his younger brother was not there. He was so grieved that he tore his clothes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)