Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 19:32)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:32:

  • Kankanaey: “Let’s (dual) make- him -drunk then we (dual) will sleep-with-him so-that our (inc) descendants will continue by-means-of father.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Let’s give our father new wine to drink and sleep with him. Then [we] will get children from our own father.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “(It)-would-be good that we (incl.) have- our father -drink wine until he becomes-drunk, then we (incl.) could-sleep/lay-down with him so-that we (incl.) can-have-a-child through him.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Let’s make our father drink wine until he gets drunk. Then we can have sex with him without him knowing it. In that way he will cause us to become pregnant and we can bear children.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:33)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:33:

  • Kankanaey: “And-so they made-drunk their father on that night, then the older-sibling who was his child slept-with-him, but Lot didn’t know what happened.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That night they gave their father new wine to drink. And the big daughter slept with him. Because he was very drunk from grape wine, he was not at all aware [that] she came to sleep, [or that] she got up and left.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore that night, they got- their father -drunk. Then the older child had-sex with her father. But because Lot was- too -drunk he was- not at all -able-to-know what had-happened.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So that night they caused their father to become drunk. And the older daughter went in and lay in bed with her father, and he had sex with her, but he was so drunk that he did not know when she lay down with him or when she got up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:34:

  • Kankanaey: “When it again got-light (i.e. the next morning), the older-sibling said to her-sibling, ‘I slept-with our (dual) father last night, Today, we (dual) will again make-him-drunk so-that you (sing.) also will be the one to-sleep-with-him so we (dual) two will-be-in-possession-of a child by-means-of him.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The next day the elder sister said to the younger sister — ‘Yesterday evening I slept with father. Let’s give him new wine to drink again today. Then you sleep with him. Then the two of us will have children from father.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The next day, the older-one said to her younger-one, ‘I now have-slept-with last night with our (incl.) father. And later at night-time we (incl.) will-have- him -drink wine again until he will-become-drunk, and you (sing.) now (be)-the-(one-who) will-sleep-with him so-that the two of us can-have-children through him.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The next day, his older daughter said to his younger daughter/her sister, ‘Listen to me. Last night I slept with our father. Let’s cause him to become drunk again tonight! This time you can go and sleep with him. If he has sex with you, you can become pregnant, and that way you can have a child, too.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:35:

  • Kankanaey: “They again made-drunk their father on that night and the younger-sibling slept-with-him, but he did not know-about his child’s sleeping-with-him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “That night they also gave [their] father new wine to drink. And the small daughter slept with father. Because he drank much new wine, Lot was not at all aware [that] she came to lie down, [or that] she got up and left.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Therefore that very night, they again made- their father -drunk and the younger-one also had-sex with him. In his excessive drunkenness he again did- not -know what had-happened.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So that night, they caused their father to become drunk with wine again, and then his younger daughter went and slept with him. But again, he was so drunk that he did not know when she lay down with him or when she got up.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:36)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:36:

  • Kankanaey: “And-so the two children of Lot became-pregnant (passive of existential) by-means-of their own father.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “In this way the two daughters of Lot got pregnant from their father.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “In that way, the two children of Lot became-pregnant by him himself.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Lot caused his two daughters to become pregnant.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:37)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:37:

  • Kankanaey: “The older-sibling gave-birth-to a male whom she named Moab, and that’s who produced-as-descendants the Moabita that exist today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The big daughter gave birth to a son. She gave him the name, Moab.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, the older-one gave-birth to a son and she named [him] Moab. He is the source of the people now who are the Moabnon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The older one later gave birth to a son, whom she named Moab. He became the ancestor of the Moab people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 19:38)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 19:38:

  • Kankanaey: “The younger-sibling also gave-birth to a male whom she named Ben-Ammi who was the source of those-who-are-called Ammonita today.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The small daughter also gave birth to a son. She gave him the name Ben-ammi. He is the ancestor of the present-day Ammonites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The younger-one also gave-birth to a son and she named [him] Ben-Ami. He is the source of the people now who are the Ammonhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The younger one also gave birth to a son, whom she named Ben-Ammi. He became the ancestor of the Ammon people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 20:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:1:

  • Newari: “Abraham went toward the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. After that he went to Gerar and lived [there].” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Abraham and company left from Mamre and went to Negev. They lived there between Kadesh and Shur. Later on, they went/moved to Gerar.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Abraham left Mamre and moved southwest to the Negev desert and lived in a place named Gerar, between Kadesh and Shur.” (Source: Translation for Translators)