Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:4:

• Kankanaey: “he was confident/satisfied with him, and he appointed him as his companion and helper. He also entrusted to him his house and all his possessions so-that he would be-in-charge.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “So seeing that, he rejoiced. And he made him chief of the workers in his own house. He also gave him responsibility for his whole house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “so he was-pleased with Jose/[lit. his will-fell toward Jose]. He made him his personal helper and ruler of his household and of all his possessions.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Joseph’s master was pleased with him, so he appointed him to be his personal servant. Then he appointed him to be the one who would take care of everything in his household and all of his possessions.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:5:

• Kankanaey: “Starting-from then, God blessed Potifar and all those who resided-in-the-house because of Jose, and he caused-to-be-good and caused-to-increase all his possessions in his house and his land.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “From the time that he gave him all the responsibility for his own house, the LORD blessed the house of that Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD fell everywhere [both] inside and outside his house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “From the time that Jose was-ruling, the LORD blessed the household of Potifarthe Egiptohanon and all his possessions in his house and farm. The LORD did this because of Jose.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “From the time Potiphar appointed Joseph to take care of everything in his household and all that he owned, Yahweh blessed the people who lived in Potiphar’s house because of Joseph. He also caused Potiphar’s crops to grow well.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:6:

• Kankanaey: “Since Potifar entrusted to Jose all his possessions, there-was nothing that he needed to keep-thinking-about except food. But-then Jose was also handsome and his body was well-formed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “So he released all responsibility to Joseph. He now had no concerns [about anything] except about what he would eat and drink.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Potifar entrusted all to Jose and he no-longer concerned-(himself)-about anything except only his food. Jose (was) handsome and had a healthy body.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Potiphar allowed Joseph to take care of everything that he owned. Potiphar needed to decide only about the food he ate. He was not concerned about anything else in his house. Joseph was well-built/muscular and handsome.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:7:

• Kankanaey: “Therefore it was not long before (lit. and) Potifar’s spouse craved him and said, ‘Let’s (dual) sleep-together.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Some time later his master’s wife longed for [lit.: put eye] and said to him — ‘Come sleep with me.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, the wife of his master wanted/liked him. She invited Jose to-lay-with her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Because of that, after a while, his master’s wife started to look fondly at Joseph. So one day she said to him, ‘Have sex with me!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:8:

• Kankanaey: “But he refused saying, ‘This is bad (particle of strong disapproval)! You (sing.) know that there-is-nothing my master needs to tend to in this house if I am here, because he has indeed appointed me to be in-charge-of all his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He did not listen to this proposal [lit.: matter], and said — ‘Because I am in this house, my master, has no concern for anything, [and] he has given [lit.: released to] me all the responsibility I have.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Jose refused. He said to the woman, ‘Listen! My master entrusted to me all his possessions, so does not have-to-worry about the things here in his household.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But he refused, saying to his master’s wife, ‘Listen! My master is not concerned about anything in this house. He has appointed me to take care of everything that he owns.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:9:

• Kankanaey: “Moreover my authority in this house is similar to his authority and there is emphatically nothing (complimentary particle) that he has refused me except you (sing.), because you (sing.) are his spouse. Therefore it is not possible for me to do that bad-thing that you (sing.) say, because I would sin against God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “There is no one above me in this house. He has given me everything except for you. For you are his wife. So how can I sin in opposition to God by doing evil work like that?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “No one now (is) greater than me in this household. He entrusted to me everything except you (sing.) because you (sing.) (are) his wife. So I can- not -betray my master and sin against God.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “No one in this household has more authority than I do. The only thing that he has not allowed me to have is you, because you are his wife! So how could I do this wicked thing that you are asking me to do?/I certainly could not do this wicked thing! I would be sinning against God if I did that!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:10:

• Kankanaey: “And even though Potifar’s spouse insisted on persuading him daily, he persisted nevertheless in refusing and neither did he companion-with her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Even though she said [this] every day, Joseph would not agree to sleep with her [or] even to be with her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Even- though everyday the woman invited Jose to lay-with-her, he never agreed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “She kept on asking Joseph day after day to have sex with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:11:

• Kankanaey: “When that was so, there was one-occasion that Jose entered the house to do his work, and guess-what, none of the other slaves were there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “One day Joseph went into the house to do his work. At that time not one worker was in the house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “One day back-then, Jose went-into the house in-order to-work. (It) happened that there-was not even one servant there inside the house.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house.” (Source: Translation for Translators)