Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:6:
- Newari: “‘You are a great man. Choose the best field to bury your wife. None of us will say it is not good.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Sir, listen to us (excl.) first. We (excl.) acknowledge you (sing.) as an honorable man, therefore you can bury your wife any where among our (excl.) finest burial-places. No one among us (excl.) will-refuse to-give to you (sing.) a burial-place so-that you can-bury your wife.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Sir, you are a powerful prince among us. Choose one of our finest tombs and bury your wife’s body in it. None of us will refuse to sell land to you for a tomb for your relatives’ bodies.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:7:
- Newari: “Then standing before them, Abraham bent down and said –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “At once Abraham knelt-down in thanks/show-of-thanks before/[lit. in front of] the residents of the Hithanon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Abraham stood up and bowed in respect in front of the people who owned the land, the descendants of Heth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:8:
- Newari: “‘If it is true that I will be allowed to bury my wife here, [tell] Zohar son of Ephron [the verb ‘tell’ is in v. 9]” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then he said, ‘If you (pl.) indeed agree that I will-bury my wife here, you (pl.) should help me to speak to Efron the child of Zohar” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “He said to them, ‘If you say that you are willing for me to bury my wife’s body here, listen to me, and ask Ephron, the son of Zohar for me,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:9:
- Newari: “to sell me the cave called Machpelah, along with his field. I will pay the money that it costs and you will all witness it.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “that he will-sell to me his cave which is beside his farm at Macpela. [You (pl.)] tell him that I will-pay him the right price right here in-front-of you (pl.) so-that that cave will- now -be-mine for-the-sake-of making a burial-place.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “to sell to me the cave in the Machpelah area, which is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price he wants, so that I can have a burial ground among you.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:10:
- Newari: “Ephron was sitting in the city gate together with the Hittites who were there. He said, with everyone sitting there hearing –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Efron was as-a-matter-of-fact sitting there with his fellow Hithanon. Therefore he answered Abraham in-the-hearing of all the Hithanon who had-gathered there at the gate of the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Ephron was sitting among the people near the city gate where many descendants of Heth had gathered. He heard what Abraham said to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:11:
- Newari: “‘I will give you not just that cave but the whole field as well. Before my own people I give that all to you to bury [your] dead free of charge.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He said, ‘In-front of these fellowmen of mine I give to you (sing.) the entire field including the cave. Therefore you can now bury your wife.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So, just to make the customary reply to start the real discussion about a price, Ephron said, ‘No, sir, listen to me. I will give to you the field and the cave in it, without charge, with the people here as witnesses.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:12:
- Newari: “Once again Abraham bent down before the Hittites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Abraham again knelt-down in thanks/(showing)-thanks before/[lit. in front-of] the residents.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Abraham again bowed before the people who lived in the area,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:13:
- Newari: “Then in everyone’s hearing he said to Ephron — ‘Paying money, I will buy that whole field. Take the money that I pay. Then I will bury my wife there.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then he said to Efron in-the-hearing of the residents. ‘Listen to me. I will-pay the price of the field. Accept my payment so-that I can- now -bury my wife there.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “and said to Ephron, as all the others were listening, ‘No, listen to me. If you are willing, I will pay for the field. You tell me what the price is, and I will give it to you. If you accept it, the field will become mine, and I can bury my wife’s body there.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
