Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 4:25)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:25:

  • Kankanaey: “When plural Adan gave-birth again to a male, his spouse said, ‘God has-given me a male child so-that there-will-be someone-to-take-the-place of Abel whom Cain killed.’ That being so, she named that child Set.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Once more Adam had intercourse with his wife. And she gave birth to a son. ‘In place of Abel whom Cain killed, God has given me another son.’ So saying, she named him Seth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Adan slept again with Eve, and Eve gave-birth to a male/(boy). She said, ‘God gave me again a male child/(son) as a substitute/replacement for Abel who was killed by Cain, so I will-name him Set.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Adam continued to have sex/sleep with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to another son, whom she named Seth, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘given’, because, she said, ‘God has given me another child to take the place of Abel, since Cain killed him.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 4:26)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:26:

  • Kankanaey: “When Set got-married and there-then their child was-born (lit. came-out), he named-him Enos. That time, that is when- people -began to use the name of God in their worshipping him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “A son was also born to Seth. He named him Enosh. From that time people began taking the name of the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, Set had also a male child/(son) whom he named Enosh. At the time of Enosh, the people started to call-on the name of the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When Seth grew up, he became the father of a son whom he named Enosh. About that time people began to worship Yahweh again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 5:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:1:

  • Kankanaey: “Here is the list of the descendants of Adan.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Here is the list of the descendants of Adam — When God created man He made them closely resembling Himself.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This is the written story about the family of Adan. When God created man, he made him to resemble him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Here is a list of the descendants of Adam. When God created humans, he caused them to be like him in many ways.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 5:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:2:

  • Newari: “He made them man and woman. And He gave a blessing. He named them ‘man’.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He created man and woman, and he blessed them and called [them] ‘human.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “He created one man and one woman. He blessed them, and on the day that he created them, he called them ‘human beings’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 5:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:3:

  • Kankanaey: “When Adan yeared 130, a child of his that was just-like-him was-born (lit. came-out), and he named him Set.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When Adam was 130 years old a son was born who was just like Adam. He named him Seth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Adan was 130 years of age, his child who looked-like/resembled him was-born. He named him Set.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who grew up to be just like him. That was the son he named Seth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 5:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:4:

  • Kankanaey: “Adan lived 800 years still and he had other children.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “After that Adam lived 800 years. Within that [time] his other sons and daughters were also born.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “After Set was-born, Adan lived 800 more years and his children increased-in-number even more.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 more years, and during those years he became the father of other sons and daughters.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 5:5)

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

  • Kankanaey: “When he had 930 years, he died.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In this way Adam lived for 930 years and died.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He died at the age of 930.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 5:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 5:6:

  • Kankanaey: “Set also, when he yeared 105, a child of his came-out who was Enos.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “When Seth was 105 years old, his son called Enosh was born.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Set was already 105 years of age, his male child Enosh was-born.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)