Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 23:14)

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

Newari: “Ephron said to Abraham –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Efron replied,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:15:

Newari: “The value of the field is only 400 silver mohar. For this much, what are we complaining about? Bury [your] dead!'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “‘Sir, the land costs 400 pieces of silver. Anyway/Actually, if you (sing.) will-pay-(it), how much is that for you and for me. Okay, bury your wife now.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “‘Sir, listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver. But the price is not important to you and me. Give me the money and bury your wife’s body there.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:16:

Newari: “Abraham listened to Ephron’s offer. Then, before all who were there, he gave him 400 silver mohars.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Abraham agreed to the price that Efron had-said. Therefore he weighed 400 pieces of silver according to the weight that the businessmen were basing at-that-(time). And he paid it to Efron there before/[lit. in front-of] the Hithanon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Abraham agreed with Ephron about the price, and weighed for Ephron the 400 pieces of silver he had suggested, as everyone was listening, using the standard weights for silver used in that area by people who sold things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:17:

Newari: “In this way Ephron [sold to Abraham [from v. 18]] his field of Machpelah near Mamre, and the cave which was there, and all the trees” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Therefore became now his Abraham’s the farm of Efron in Macpela, east of Mamre, including the cave and the trees around the field. All the Hithanon who had-gathered there at the gate of the city (were)-witnesses.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “So Ephron’s field in the Machpelah area, near Mamre, and the cave in the field, and all the trees that were in the field inside the boundaries of the land, became Abraham’s possession.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:18:

Newari: “before all the Hittites who were gathered at the city gate.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Therefore became now his Abraham’s the farm of Efron in Macpela, east of Mamre, including the cave and the trees around the field. All the Hithanon who had-gathered there at the gate of the city (were)-witnesses.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “It became Abraham’s property as all the descendants of Heth were listening there at the city gate.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:19:

Kankanaey: “Then he buried (her) in the cave that was in the land that he had bought from the Heteo who resided there. That land, it was at Makpela near to Mamre (which is part/territory of Hebron just the same),” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah in the cave of Machpelah in the land of Canaan near Mamre.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Then Abraham buried Sara there in the cave which is there at the field at Macpela, which (is) under-the-jurisdiction of the land of Canaan. Macpela is near Mamre which is Hebron.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “After that, Abraham buried his wife Sarah’s body in the cave in the field in the Machpelah area near Mamre, which is now called Hebron city, in the Canaan region.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 23:20:

Kankanaey: “and that’s what Abraham had bought so-that that is where-he-would-bury his dead.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “In this way Abraham took the field of the Hittites and the cave that was there as a place to bury his dead.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Therefore the field including the cave, which belonged to the Hithanon before, became now Abraham’s and he made it a burial-place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “So the field and the cave in it were officially sold to Abraham by the descendants of Heth, to be used as a burial ground.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:1:

Kankanaey: “Abraham was already old, and God had-been-blessing him in all he had-been-doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Abraham had become a very old man. In all the work he had done the LORD had blessed him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Abraham was now very exceedingly old and the LORD had-blessed him in all the things.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Abraham was now a very old man. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in many ways.” (Source: Translation for Translators)