Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 9:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:3:

  • Kankanaey: “Starting-from now also, you may eat-for-viand any of them like the way you have-been-doing in eating whatever of the growing-things, because I allow you to eat-from (them) all.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I have given all the animals and birds to you to eat. Like I have given you grain and green vegetables.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I am giving these animals to you (pl.) as food, just as I have given to you (pl.) the plants as food.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Just as I previously said you could eat green plants for food, now I am saying you can eat everything that lives and moves.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:4:

  • Kankanaey: “The only-thing I forbid you to eat-for-viand, (it is) the meat that still has its blood, because the blood, that is the location of its life.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “But do not eat any meat that has living blood. For the life is in the blood.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But do- not [intensifier] -eat the animal that when it-was-killed/butchered the blood did- not -come-out, because the blood is the symbol of life.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “It is blood that causes creatures to be alive, therefore you must not eat meat that still has blood in it after the animal is killed. After you have drained the blood out, you may cook it and eat it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:5:

  • Kankanaey: “‘The lives of you people are also valuable, because I made you similar to myself just the same. Therefore whoever kills a person, I condemn (him) to bear-the-consequences, because if there is an animal that kills a person, I will punish it so-that that’s his cause-of-death. If there is also a person who kills his fellow, a person just the same will be the-one-to-kill him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “I will keep account of your blood. With all animals and people, I will keep account of the blood of people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “I will-ask-for-payment to whoever will-kill you (pl.), even the animals. I will-ask-for-payment to whoever will-kill his fellow-human-being.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I insist that murderers must be executed. Animals that kill people must also be executed. The reason that everyone who murders someone else must be executed is that” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:6:

  • Kankanaey: “‘The lives of you people are also valuable, because I made you similar to myself just the same. Therefore whoever kills a person, I condemn (him) to bear-the-consequences, because if there is an animal that kills a person, I will punish it so-that that’s his cause-of-death. If there is also a person who kills his fellow, a person just the same will be the-one-to-kill him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “‘Anyone causing the shedding of human blood, his blood will also be shed. For God made people to be like Him.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Whoever will-kill his fellow-human-being will- also -be-killed by his fellow-human-being. Because people were-made by God like/similar to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I made people to be like myself in many ways. So someone who murders another human being must be executed by others, because he killed someone who is like me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:7:

  • Kankanaey: “Therefore don’t you be-killing but rather have-children so-that you will have a way to become-many and be-distributed on-this earth.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Now you, making your descendants many, fill the earth.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, you (pl.) produce-children so you (pl.) will-multiply and spread-out into the whole world.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As for you, I want you to produce many children, in order that they and their descendants may live all over the earth.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:8:

  • Kankanaey: “God also said to Noe and his children,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “God said to Noah and his sons –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “God still said to Noe and to his children,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “God also said to Noah and his sons,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:9)

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

  • Kankanaey: “‘There-is that which I-will-promise you and those whom you will have-as-descendants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “‘Now, with you and your descendants after you,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is my covenant to you (pl.) and to your (pl.) descendants, and to all-that live on earth including all the animals who were with you in the ark: I surely will- not -destroy again all that live by-means-of a very severe flood. And never again will- a flood like this -happen to destroy the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “‘Listen carefully. I am now making a solemn promise to you and with your descendants,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 9:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 9:10:

  • Kankanaey: “All the creatures that went-out-with you from the ark will also be included.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “and with all the living beings on the earth, wild and domesticated who came our of the ship with you, I have made a covenant” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “‘This is my covenant to you (pl.) and to your (pl.) descendants, and to all-that live on earth including all the animals who were with you in the ark: I surely will- not -destroy again all that live by-means-of a very severe flood. And never again will- a flood like this -happen to destroy the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and with all the living creatures that are with you—including the birds, the livestock, and the wild animals—every living creature on the earth that came out of the boat with you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)