Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 6:15)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:15:

  • Kankanaey: “Its size then, 450 feet will be its length, 75 feet will be its width, and 45 feet will be its height.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “You build it, making it 150 meters long, 25 meters wide and 15 meters high.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Make its length 450 feet, and its width 75 feet, and its height 45 feet.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “This is the size you must make it: It shall be 150 yards/135 meters long, 25 yards/22.5 meters wide, and 15 yards/13.5 meters high.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:16:

  • Kankanaey: “Make it with three stories (lit. grades) and roof it and leave-a-space of 18 inches. Also make a doorway in its wall.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Make a roof, leaving about one cubit of the ship for light to come. Build the ship, making three stories. Then make a door on one side.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Put-a-roof-on the ship, and put a distance that is one and a half feet [between] the wall and the roof. Make the ship to-have three stories. Put also a door on the side.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Make a roof for the boat. Leave a space of about 18 in./.5 meter between the sides and the roof to let air and light enter (OR, the middle of the roof should be 18 inches higher than the sides). Build the boat with three decks inside, and put a door in one side.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:17:

  • Kankanaey: “That is what you (sing.) will do, because later I will flood the world and everything that has its breath on this surface of the earth (id. = earth) will die.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For I will bring a flood to exterminate all who live on the earth. All who live on the earth will die.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For I will-cause- the earth -to-flood so-that all that are-living will-be-destroyed. Everything that-is on the earth will-be-killed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Listen carefully! I am about to cause a flood to occur that will destroy every creature that lives beneath the sky. Everything on the earth will die.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:18:

  • Kankanaey: “But as for you (sing.), there-is what I will promise you (sing.). When that-aforementioned ark is finished, you (sing.) who are a married-couple (lit. spouse-unit) will enter including your children and their spouses.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But I will bind my covenant with you. You go and stay in the ship, taking along your wife, sons and daughters.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But I will-make an agreement with you. Now, you enter/go-inside the ship with your wife and your children including their wives.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But I will make an agreement with you(sg): You and your wife, your sons and their wives will enter the boat.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:19:

  • Kankanaey: “Also cause-to-enter (you-pl) pairs of all kinds of animals and flying-things, including slithering-things and crawling-things, so that they will have a way to live.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “And keep all kinds of living beings like you in the ship. They must also be kept alive with you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You also cause-to-go-inside one pair, male and female, of every kind of animals so-that they will-live together with you.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And I want to save some of all kinds of creatures. So you must also bring two of all living creatures, a male and a female, into the boat with you, so that their species also may remain alive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:20:

  • Kankanaey: “Also cause-to-enter (you-pl) pairs of all kinds of animals and flying-things, including slithering-things and crawling-things, so that they will have a way to live.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All kinds of birds who live on earth, all kinds of cattle, and all kinds of creeping [animals] one pair, one pair will come with you to be kept alive.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Two of every kind of all the animals who will-come-near to you in-order to live — the animals that fly, the (ones-that) walk, and the (ones-that) crawl.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Two of every kind of creature will come to youin order that by your putting them in the boat* you will keep them alive. They will include two of each kind of bird and each kind of animal and each kind of creature that scurries across the ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:21:

  • Kankanaey: “Gather-some also from all the kinds of food and pile/pack it in the ark so that you will have that-which- you -will-eat and also what- those animals and birds -will-eat.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Gather and keep all kinds of food to eat, both for you and for them.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “You also bring all kinds of food for you (pl.) and also for the animals.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “You must also take some of every kind of food that you and all these animals will need, and store it in the boat.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 6:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 6:22:

  • Kankanaey: “That’s what God commanded Noe, and he accomplished/obeyed everything.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Noah did all that God told him [to do].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Noe did-obey all that God commanded him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Noah did everything that God told him to do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)