Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:6:
- Kankanaey: “they walked until Sekem to the location of the feared tree of (personal noun marker) More. This tree is where- those-from-Canaan who still inhabited there -worshipped their false-gods/idols.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Abram came, arriving in Shechem by way of Canaan. There they took shelter under a tree in a place called Moreh. At that time this was a place of the Cananites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “they continued (to-travel) until they reached the big tree of More there at Shekem. (At that time Canaanhon were still there.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “In Canaan they traveled as far as Shechem town and camped by a huge tree called the tree of Moreh. The Canaan people-group were still living in that land.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:7:
- Kankanaey: “That’s where- God -appeared to Abram and said, ‘This is the land that I will give to your (sing.) descendants.’ Then Abram gathered rocks and made an altar (loan word) on-which-he-offered animal(s) to God who had appeared to him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the LORD came to Abram and said — ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ Then Abram built an altar for the LORD who had come to him at that place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘This is the land I will-give to your descendants.’ Then Abram built an altar for the LORD who appeared to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ Then Abram built a stone altar to offer a sacrifice to Yahweh because Yahweh had appeared to him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:8:
- Kankanaey: “When that was so, plural Abram departed from there and headed-south until they arrived at the mountainous-area between Betel and Ai. They temporarily-stayed/camped there for a slightly-long-time, and Abram again made an altar, and he prayed to God there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “After that he went toward a hill and took shelter there. There he built an altar and prayed to the LORD.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “From there, they transferred to the mountain at the east of Betel, and there they stood-up a tent, in the middle of Betel and Ai. Betel was in the west and Ai was in the east. Abram also made an altar there and worshipped the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “From Shechem, Abram and his family traveled to the hills that were east of Bethel town. Bethel town was to the west of where they set up their tent, and Ai town was further to the east. There he built another stone altar and offered a sacrifice and worshiped Yahweh there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:9:
- Kankanaey: “Then plural Abram again departed and they moved-repeatedly heading-south to Negev which was in the territory of Canaan just the same.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way he moved about from place to place going towards the Negev.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Later they transferred again. They continued travelling going-towards Negev.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then they left there and started traveling south to the Negev Desert.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:10:
- Kankanaey: “When famine arrived in Canaan, they continued to head-southward to go to Egipto so-that they would stay there for a slightly-long-time, because the famine in Canaan had- already -gotten-worse.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “At that time, because a severe famine took place, Abram went for some time to stay in the land of Egypt.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But there was a severe famine in Canaan, so Abram went-straight to Egipto in-order-to stay there for-a-while.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There was a famine/very little food to eat in Canaan, so they went south to live in Egypt for a while.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:11:
- Kankanaey: “When they had almost arrived in Egipto, Abram said to his spouse Sarai, ‘You (sing.) are admittedly a beautiful woman.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “When it seemed [that they had] arrived in the land of Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai — ‘You are very beautiful.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When they were-about-to-arrive in Egipto, Abram said to his wife, ‘Sarai, you (sing.) (are) a beautiful woman.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Just as they were about to enter Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, ‘Listen, I know that you are a very beautiful woman.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:12:
- Kankanaey: “Surely when those-from-Egipto see you (sing.), they will say/think that we (dual) are husband-and-wife (lit. spouse-unit) and they will-kill-me so-that then they will marry you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the ones who live in the land of Egypt see you [they] will say — ‘This one looks to be his wife’ Then they will kill me, but you they will not kill.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “If you (sing.) will-be-seen by the [plural] Egiptohanon they will-say that you (sing.) (are) my wife, so they will-kill me and you (sing.) on-the-other-hand (they-will) not.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When the people in Egypt see you, they will say, ‘This woman is his wife!’ and they will kill me in order to get you, but they will not kill you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 12:13:
- Kankanaey: “Therefore say that we (dual) are a younger-and-older-sibling-unit so-that perhaps they will not kill-me but rather good is what they will do to me on-account-of you (sing.).'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “So you [should] say you are my sister. Then on account of you they will treat me nicely, and will not kill me.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Maybe it would be better if you (sing.) will-tell them that we (incl.) are siblings so they will- not -kill me and so-that they will-treat me well because of you.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So I ask you to tell them that you are my sister, so that because of you telling them that, they will spare my life/not kill me.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
