Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 42:37:

• Kankanaey: “That being so, Ruben said to his father, ‘If I do not return Benjamin to you (sing.), go-ahead-then-and kill my two male children. As-long-as you (sing.) entrust-(him) to me, I will return-(him) just the same.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Reuben said — ‘Father, if I am not able to bring Benjamin back, kill my two sons. Please trust me. I will bring him back.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Reuben said, ‘Father, I’ll be the one to-be-responsible for Benjamin. Kill my two sons if I do- not -return him to you (sing.).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Reuben said to his father, ‘I will be responsible for Benjamin. I will take him to Egypt and bring him back to you. Let me take care of him. If I do not bring Benjamin back to you, you may kill both of my sons.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 42:38:

• Kankanaey: “But Jacob refused saying, ‘It is not possible that Benjamin can-go-with you, because his older-sibling died and he for-his-part is my only-one child. If you take-him-along where- you -are-going and there-is something-that-happens to him, I will die in my sorrow (lit. pain of my thoughts), because I am already an old-man.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Jacob said — ‘I will not send Benjamin to Egypt with you. His elder brother is no more. Now this is the only one I still have. I have now already become an old man. If anything happens to him on the way, I will die from pain.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Jacob said, ‘I will- not -let- my child -accompany you (pl.). His sibling/(brother) (is) now dead and he (is) the only one left now. Something-bad might happen to him on the road, and in this old age of mine I will- just -die mourning.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Jacob said, ‘No, I will not let my son go down there with you. His older brother is dead, and he is the only one of my wife Rachel’s sons who is left! If something harms him while you are traveling, you would cause me, a gray-haired old man, to die because of sorrow.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 43:1:

• Kankanaey: “When that was so, the famine in Canaan was-becoming-more-severe,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The famine in Canaan increased yet more.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The famine in Canaan became- even more -severe.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The famine in Canaan got worse.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 43:2:

• Kankanaey: “until plural Jacob used-up the-food-supplies- they -had-bought in Egipto. Then he said to his children, ‘Return to Egipto so-that you will go buy a little that we will eat.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “After all the grain brought from Egypt had been finished, Jacob said to his sons — ‘Go and buy bread once more.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The family of Jacob consumed the food which they had-bought from Egipto. So Jacob said to his sons, ‘[You (pl.)] go-back there in Egipto and buy even just a little food.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Finally, when Jacob and his family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, ‘Go back to Egypt and buy some more grain for us!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 43:3:

• Kankanaey: “Whereupon Juda said, ‘Yes indeed, but that ruler in Egipto, he thoroughly threatened us (excl.) saying, ‘Don’t you be-repeating to appear to me if you don’t bring-along your younger-sibling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Judah said — ‘The head of Egypt warned us saying ‘Do not come without bringing your younger brother.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Juda replied to him, ‘The governor warned us (excl.) not to show ourselves (excl.) to him if our (excl.) sibling/(brother) Benjamin(is) not with us (excl.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Judah said to him, ‘The man who sold us the grain warned us sternly, ‘I will not let you see me again if you come and your younger brother is not with you.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 43:4:

• Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) permit that our (excl.) younger-sibling go-along, we (excl.) will go buy what we will eat.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “If you also allow us to take Benjamin along, we will go,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) will-have- him -accompany us (excl.) we (excl.) will-go-back there and buy food.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So, if you will send our younger brother with us, we will go down to Egypt and buy some grain for you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 43:5:

• Kankanaey: “If you (sing.) refuse however, it’s-a-sure-thing that we (excl.) will not go, because the ruler said of-course that it was not possible that we (excl.) see him again if our (excl.) younger-sibling was-not-there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “otherwise [we] will not go. For the head sent us off saying ‘Do not come to my place without bringing your younger brother.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But if not, we (excl.) will- not -go-back there, for the governor in-fact said that we (excl.) should- not -show-ourselves (excl.) to him if our sibling/(brother) is not with us (excl.).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But if you will not send him, we will not go down there, because that man said to us, ‘I will not let you see me again if your younger brother is not with you.”” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 43:6:

• Kankanaey: “Jacob then said, ‘You are the reason for this hardship of mine, because you told him (blame particle) that you had another sibling.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Israel said — ‘Why have you given me this trouble, by saying to him that you also had a younger brother?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob said, ‘Why have- you (pl.) -given me a great/big problem? Why did- you (pl.) -tell the governor that you (pl.) still have one sibling/(brother)?'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jacob asked, ‘Why did you cause me to have this trouble by telling the man that you had a younger brother?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)