Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:16:

• Kankanaey: “and they rescued/saved Lot and the other people whom plural Kedorlaomer had run-off-with, including women and men. They also got-back all the stolen possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He brought back all the men [and] women that the enemy had captured along with his nephew Lot and his property.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They were-able-to-recover all the possessions which (was) conquered by the enemies. They also recovered Lot and his possessions including the women and other people as-well.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abram’s men recovered all of the goods that had been taken. They also rescued Lot and all his possessions and also the women and others who had been captured by their enemies.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:17:

• Kankanaey: “When plural Abram then went-home coming-from their defeating of plural Kedorlaomer and his companion kings, the king at Sodoma went and met (him) at the plain at Save which they also call Plain of Kings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “After Abram came [back], having defeated Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, he King of Sodom came to meet with him in the Valley of Shaveh. This place is also called ‘King Valley.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When Abram was- now -returning-home, after they defeated Kedorlaomer and his companion kings, he was-met by a king of Sodom at the Valley/Plain of Shave (which is also called the Valley of King).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “As Abram was returning home after he and his men had defeated the armies of King Chedorlaomer and the other kings who had fought alongside him, the king of Sodom went north to meet him in Shaveh Valley, which people call the King’s Valley.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:18:

• Kankanaey: “There was also Melkizedek who was king at Sodoma who went and met plural Abram taking-along food and drink for him. Since he was the priest of the Highest God,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Melchizedek King of Salem came, bringing bread and new wine. He was a priest of God Most High” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He was- also -met by Melkizedek king of Salem and priest of the Most High God. Melkizedek brought (with him) bread and wine/[lit. drink].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The king of Salem city, whose name was Melchizedek, was also a priest who offered sacrifices to the Supreme God. He brought some bread and wine to Abram.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:19:

• Kankanaey: “he blessed Abram saying, ‘May it be that the Highest God who created the sky and the earth bless you (sing.).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He gave a blessing to Abram in this way — ‘I will give you a blessing by the name of God Most High who made heaven and earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He blessed Abram saying: ‘May you Abram be blessed by the Most High God who made the heaven and the earth.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then he blessed Abram, saying ‘I ask the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth, to bless you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:20:

• Kankanaey: “May it also be that the Highest God who helped you (sing.) to defeat your (sing.) enemies be praised/honored/worshipped forever.’ Then after-that Abram gave him a tenth of the possessions that he had gotten-back.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Praised be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Praise-be to the Most High God who had-caused- you -to-win against your enemies!’ Then Abram gave Melkizedek the tenth of all the things which he had-taken from the war.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Supreme God has enabled you to defeat your enemies, so we should praise/thank him.’ Then Abram gave to Melchizedek a tenth part of all the things he had captured.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:21:

• Kankanaey: “Then the king at Sodoma spoke-up and said to Abram, ‘Never-mind if (i.e., go ahead and) you-take-as-yours all the possessions, just-so-long-as you (sing.) return only my people.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The King of Sodom said to Abram — ‘Give me only the people, keep the property for yourself.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, the king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘All my possessions are now yours which you have-recovered, but only return-back to me all of my people.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The king of Sodom said to Abram, ‘You can keep all the goods you recovered. Just let me take back the people from my city whom you rescued.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:22:

• Kankanaey: “Abram said replying, ‘I vow to Yahweh, the Highest God who created the sky and the earth,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abram answered — ‘I have promised God Most High, who made heaven and earth,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But Abram replied, ‘I swear before/[lit. in front-of] the LORD, the Most High God who-is-the-one-who-made heaven and the ground/earth,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘I have solemnly promised to Yahweh, the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 14:23:

• Kankanaey: “that I will take absolutely none of your (sing.) possessions, even just a thread or a tie of a chinelas (thongs) lest you (sing.) say that you (sing.) are the one who made- me -rich.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will not take even a single thread of yours. Otherwise you might say — ‘I have made Abram rich.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “that I will- never -take anything from your possessions, even thread or string/strap of sandals, so-that you can- not -say that you have-caused- me -to-become-rich.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “that I will not accept even one thread or a thong of a sandal from anything that belongs to you. As a result, you will never be able to say, ‘I caused Abram to become rich.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)