Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 40:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:21:

  • Kankanaey: “The leader of the drink-servers, he truly had-him-returned to his former work.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The chief cupbearer was put into his job again,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He restored/caused-to-return the head of the servers of drink to his work,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He said that his chief drink-server could have his previous job again, so that again he took cups of wine to the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:22:

  • Kankanaey: “As for his companion however, he caused-him-to-be-hung on a post. And all that Jose had said was-fulfilled.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The chief bread baker, however, was killed by hanging. This all happened just like Joseph said.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “but the head of the ones-who-bake bread, he had-caused-to-be-impaled his corpse/dead-body. Everything happened (as) Jose had-told them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But he commanded that the chief baker should be killed by being hanged, just as Joseph had said would happen when he told the two men the meaning of their dreams.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 40:23)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 40:23:

  • Kankanaey: “Whereupon the leader of the drink-servers utterly forgot Jose.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph. He forgot him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But the head of the ones-who serve drink did- not at-all -remember Jose.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But the chief drink-server did not think about Joseph. He forgot to do what Joseph asked him to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:1:

  • Kankanaey: “When two years then passed-by, the king in Egipto also dreamed. He was reportedly standing on the edge of the river Nile,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Two years later Pharaoh had a dream. In the dream he was standing on the bank of the Nile River.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After two years, the king of Egipto dreamed that he was standing at the banks of the Nile River.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Two complete years later, the king of Egypt had a dream. In the dream, he was standing alongside the Nile River.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:2:

  • Kankanaey: “and he reportedly saw seven cows that were fat and good-looking which came-out from the water, and they grazed there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seven very good-looking fat cows came out of the river and went to eat grass.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Suddenly there came-out seven beautiful and fat cows, and they then/right-away ate grass.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Suddenly seven healthy fat cows come up out of the river. They started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:3:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, there-were again seven cows that came-out, but they were extremely-skinny their ribs being-countable. They reportedly went to the location of the seven good-looking-ones,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then, soon after that, seven other cows, ugly and so thin that one could see their bones, came out and went to stand with the first ones.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Shortly there also came-out seven ugly and thin cows,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Soon seven other cows, unhealthy-looking and thin, came up behind them from the Nile River. They stood alongside the fat cows that were on the riverbank.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:4:

  • Kankanaey: “and they abruptly-ate those good-looking-ones. Then the king woke-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then the thin cows which were only skin and bones ate the fat cows. At that time Pharaoh awoke from sleep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “and they then/right-away came-near to the seven beautiful and fat cows and ate-(them). Then the king woke-up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the unhealthy thin cows ate the seven healthy fat cows. And then the king woke up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:5:

  • Kankanaey: “When he again slept, he dreamed again, and he reportedly saw seven heads-of-grain on a single stalk/base whose fruit was well-formed (used of plumb, heavy grains).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He went to sleep again and had another dream. In the dream he saw one stalk of a plant bearing seven seven good full heads of grain.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king fell-asleep again and he dreamed again. In his dream he saw seven good/full/healthy heads-of-grain which come-out-from a single stem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king went to sleep again, and he had another dream. This time he saw seven heads of grain that were full of kernels of grain and ripe, and all growing on one stalk.” (Source: Translation for Translators)