Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 41:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:14:

  • Kankanaey: “When the king heard that-aforementioned which the drink-server had said, he caused- Jose -to-be-called and they hurried to go release-him from the prison. When he then had-gotten-a-haircut and changed-clothes, he entered to the location of the king.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Hearing this, Pharaoh quickly sent to get Joseph. Then he [cut his] hair and shaved [his] beard, changed [his] clothes and came to stand before Pharaoh.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So the king caused-to-be-called Jose, and he had- him -gotten-out quickly from prison. After he had-(his)-hair-cut and had-shaved, he changed (his-clothes) and came/went to the king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When the king heard that, he told some servants to bring Joseph to him, and they quickly brought Joseph out of the prison. Joseph shaved and put on better clothes, and then he went and stood in front of the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:15:

  • Kankanaey: “The king said, ‘There-is that which I have dreamed, and absolutely no one is able-to-explain-it. Therefore I caused- you (sing.) -to-be-called, because reportedly as-long-as you (sing.) hear a dream, you (sing.) know what it means to say.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Pharaoh said to him — ‘I saw a dream. No one is able to tell me its meaning. I have heard that you are able to tell the meaning of a dream.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king said to him, ‘I dreamed but no-one at-all could-explain its meaning. I was-told that you (sing.) know (how) to explain the meaning of dreams.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king said to Joseph, ‘I had two dreams, and no one can tell me what they mean. But someone told me that when you hear someone tell about a dream he has had, you can tell that person what the dream means.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:16:

  • Kankanaey: “Jose answered and said, ‘I am not able, but God by-contrast, he is able to interpret correctly.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph said — Great King, I myself am not able to do such things. God, however, will give the Great King the answer that [he] longs for.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose replied, ‘Not I/me, Beloved King, but-instead God is the one-who-will-give the meaning of your (sing.) dreams for your (sing.) good.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But Joseph replied to the king, ‘No, I cannot do that. It is God who knows the meaning of dreams, but he will enable me to tell you their meaning, and they will mean something good.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:17:

  • Kankanaey: “Then the king said, ‘My dreams then, I was reportedly standing on the edge of the river Nile,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Pharaoh said to Joseph — ‘In the dream I saw that I was standing on the bank of the Nile river.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the king told his dreams to Jose. He said, ‘I dreamed that I was-standing at the banks of the Nile River.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king said to Joseph, ‘In my first dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile River.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:18:

  • Kankanaey: “and I saw seven cows that were fat and good-looking which came-out from the water, and they began to graze on the edge of the river.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then seven good looking fat cows came out of the river and went to eat bamboo greens [lit.: the grass of bamboo reeds].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Suddenly seven beautiful and fat cows came-up, and they then/immediately ate the grass.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Suddenly seven healthy fat cows came up out of the river, and they started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:19:

  • Kankanaey: “But that being so, there were again seven cows that came-out, but they were extremely-skinny with their ribs being-countable. They were bad/ugly cows. Absolutely nothing have-I-seen like those in the entire Egipto.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After that seven thin cows, being just skin and bones, came out the river. I had never yet seen such cows in Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Shortly there were seven ugly and thin cows who came-up. I had never seen cows in all of Egipto like those in-ugliness.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Soon seven other cows, ugly and thin ones, came up behind them from the river. I never saw such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:20:

  • Kankanaey: “Those extremely-skinny cows, they abruptly-ate the good-looking-ones,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Those thin cows whose bones were visible ate the first cows who were fat and good looking.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then the ugly and thin cows ate-up the seven fat cows who came-up first.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The thin ugly cows ate the seven fat cows that came up first.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 41:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 41:21:

  • Kankanaey: “but there was no means-of-distinguishing that they had eaten-(them), because so-it-was just the same that they were extremely-skinny. Then I woke-up.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Even though they had eaten like this, no one could tell that they had eaten. For they were just as thin as they had been before. Just at that time I woke up.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But after they ate, it just seemed that it would not be-known that they had eaten for they were still thin same-as-always. Then I woke up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But afterwards, no one would have known that the thin cows ate them, because they were just as ugly as they were before. Then I woke up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)