Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 47:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:5:

  • Kankanaey: “Then the king said to Jose, ‘Today, your (sing.) father and your (sing.) siblings have come to you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Pharaoh said to Joseph — ‘Your father and [your] brothers have come to you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The king said to Jose, ‘Now that your (sing.) father and siblings/(brothers) have- now -arrived,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The king said to Joseph, ‘I am happy that your father and your older brothers and younger brother have come to you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:6:

  • Kankanaey: “This land Egipto has-been- emphatically -entrusted to you (sing.), and you (sing.) will be-in-charge-of giving (them) their place-to-stay. Give them Gosen which is the best place here-in Egipto. If there are capable-ones among them, appoint-(them) to take-care-of my animals.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The land of Egypt is before you. Put your father and [your] brothers in the best place in the land. Let them live in Goshen. If there are any among them who are suitable and skilled, it would be good if your put them in charge of my cattle.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Egipto (is) open for your (sing.) family. Let- them -live in Goshen, one of the best land(s) in Egipto. If there-are among them that you (sing.) know can-be-trusted, make them ones-who-watch/watchers of my livestock/animals.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “They can live wherever you want in the whole country of Egypt. Give your father and your brothers the best part of the land. They can live in Goshen. And if you know that any of them have any special ability to work with livestock, have them be in charge of my own livestock, too.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:7:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was finished, Jose accompanied his father before the king. Jacob greeted the king,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then Joseph brought his father Jacob before Pharaoh. Jacob said to him ‘May God bless you.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose brought his father to the king and introduced/[lit. caused-to-be-known]. After Jacob blessed the king,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Joseph brought his father Jacob into the palace and introduced him to the king. Jacob asked God to bless the king.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:8:

  • Kankanaey: “then the king said, ‘How-many are your (sing.) years?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He asked Jacob — ‘How old are you? [lit.: ‘How many years do you have?’]” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “the king asked him, ‘How old (are) you (sing.)?/[lit. How-many now your (sing.) age?]'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the king asked Jacob, ‘How old are you?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:9:

  • Kankanaey: “And Jacob said replying, ‘I have lived for 130 years merely wandering-around the earth. My life has-been-harder and shorter than my ancestors in the past.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jacob said — I have now moved about hither and thither for only a hundred and thirty years. Even though this lifetime of mine has not been all that long, [it] has been full of trouble.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “He replied, ‘130 years-(old) now. My life here on earth (has been) short/brief and hard. This can- not -be-matched to the length of the lives of my ancestors.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jacob replied, ‘I have been traveling around for 130 years. I have not lived as long as my ancestors, but my life has been full of troubles.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:10:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jacob blessed the king, then he left-(him).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jacob blessed him once more, saying, ‘May God bless you.’ And after that he went.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Afterwards, Jacob blessed the king again, and then he went-out-from the presence of the king.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Jacob again asked God to bless the king, and left him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:11:

  • Kankanaey: “And Jose gave his father and his siblings land of theirs in Rameses which was the best place in Egipto, because that’s what the king commanded.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Like Pharaoh said, Joseph settled [lit.: put] his father and brothers in the best and most beautiful place in all of Egypt, which was a place called Rameses.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “According-to the command of the king, Jose had- his father and siblings/(brothers) -settle in Egipto; he gave them the place of Rameses, one of the best land(s) in Egipto.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “That is how Joseph enabled his father and older brothers and younger brother to start living in Egypt. As the king had commanded, he gave them property in the best part of the land, in Goshen, which is now called Rameses.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 47:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 47:12:

  • Kankanaey: “He also gave them and all the members of his father’s family what they would eat according to their number (lit. manyness).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Joseph even brought food for his father, brothers, and everyone.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jose provided his father and siblings/(brothers) and the entire household of his father with food, according-to the number of their children.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Joseph also provided food for all his father’s family. The amounts that he gave them were according to how many children each of them had.” (Source: Translation for Translators)