Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 8:17)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:17:

  • Kankanaey: “Also let-out all the birds and animals so-that they will mutually-separate and they will have-offspring so-that they will have a way to become-many again on the earth.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Bring out with you all that have breath — birds, animals, and ones that go creeping. And let them increase on the earth and become many.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And also let-out all the animals so they would-multiply and increase-in-number, and would-spread-out throughout the whole world/earth.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Bring out with you all the birds, the animals, and all the creatures that scurry across the ground, in order that they can spread all over the earth and become very numerous.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 8:18)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:18:

  • Kankanaey: “So it was that plural Noe who were a family-unit came-out,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So Noah came out of the ship along with his sons, wife, and daughters in law.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Noe went-out with his wife, male children and daughters-in-law.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Noah left the boat, along with his wife and his sons and their wives.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 8:19)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:19:

  • Kankanaey: “and likewise also the animals and birds that stayed-with them in the ark and they accompanied-one-another according to their kinds.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “All kinds of animals, those that go creeping on the earth as well as winged birds, came out of the ship one by one.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All the animals also went-out: the (ones-that) walk, the (ones-that) fly, and the (ones-that) crawl. They went-out-together according to their kind.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “And every kind of creature, including all those that scurry across the ground, all the birds, every creature that moves on the earth, left the boat. They left the boat in groups of their own species.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 8:20)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:20:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, Noe made an altar (loan word). Then he took one-each of all the kinds of animals and birds that were considered clean and he burned (them) on that-aforementioned altar to offer (them) to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Noah built a place to give sacrifices for the LORD. And choosing all kinds of clean animals and birds, one by one, he sacrificed them in the fire.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Noe made an altar for the LORD. Then he took one of every kind of animals that is clean including also every kind of birds that is clean and he burnt them on the altar as a sacrifice to the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Noah built a stone altar/place for offering sacrifices to Yahweh. Then he took some of the animals that Yahweh had said were acceptable as sacrifices and killed them. Then he burned them whole on the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 8:21)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:21:

  • Kankanaey: “When God smelled the fragrance of what Noe offered to him, he said in his thoughts, ‘Reassurance-particle, I will not again punish the earth because of what people do, because I know that what they think-about is nevertheless bad starting-from their childhood (lit. smallness). Therefore I will not repeat to punish all that breathe like the way I did now.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So, rejoicing in His heart, the LORD said — ‘Even though the heart of man gives birth to evil thoughts from childhood now I will not curse the earth again because of man. And I will not annihilate all living beings again like I did before.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the LORD smelled its fragrant-aroma, he said to himself, ‘I will- no-longer -curse again the land because of what a man/person does. Even-though I know that man is a sinner from his childhood, I will- no -longer again -destroy all that has-life like what I did before.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When Yahweh smelled the pleasant odor, he was pleased with the sacrifice. Then he said to himself, ‘I will never again devastate everything on the earth because of the sinful things people do. Even though everything that people think is evil from the time they are young, I will not destroy all the living creatures again, as I did this time.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 8:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:22:

  • Kankanaey: “As long as (lit. until) this world still-exists, there-will-be planting-season and harvest-season, becoming-hot-time and becoming-cold-time, rainy-season and dry-season, and daytime and night.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “As long as the earth exists, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “While the earth continues/remains, there will-be a time/season for planting and time/season for-harvesting, there-will-be a winter/cold-season and there will-be summer/hot-season, there-will-be a rainy-season and there-will-be a sunny-season, and there-will-be day and there-will-be night.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As long as the earth exists, each year there will be seasons for planting seeds and seasons for harvesting crops. Each year there will be times when it is cold and times when it is hot, summer and winter (OR, rainy season and dry season). Each day there will be daytime and nighttime.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:1:

  • Kankanaey: “God blessed Noe and his children saying, ‘Have-children so-that you will again become-many in this world.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying — ‘May your descendants be many, filling the earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, God blessed Noe and his children and said-[to-them], ‘You (pl.) produce-children so you (pl.) will-increase and spread-out into the whole world.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘I want you to have many children who will live all over the earth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:2:

  • Kankanaey: “Starting-from now, all kinds of wild animals will-become-afraid of you, including ones-that-slither and ones-that-crawl and also all that fly in the sky and that stay in the ocean, because I give you the right/authority to rule-over them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing you, may all the animals living on earth, the birds in the sky, the beings that creep on the ground and the fish that live in the ocean be afraid. I have left them all in your hand.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “All the animals will-be-afraid of you (pl.): the (ones-that) walk, the (ones-that) fly, the (ones-that) crawl, and the (ones-that) swim. You will-rule over them all.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “All the wild animals on the earth and all the birds, all the creatures that scurry across the ground, and all the fish, will be very afraid of you. I have put them under your control.” (Source: Translation for Translators)