Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:2:

• Kankanaey: “So then, Abraham said to his highest (in rank) slave who was the one in-charge-of all his possessions, ‘Lay-your-hand-on my thigh so-that you (sing.) will swear/call-God-to-witness.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abraham called his oldest servant, the one who cared for all the work of the house and said –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “One day, he told his leader servant who was-taking-care-of all his possessions, ‘Put your hand between my two thighs,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day Abraham said to the chief servant of his household, the man who was in charge of everything Abraham owned, ‘Put your hand between my thighs to solemnly promise you will do what I tell you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:3:

• Kankanaey: “Because I want you (sing.) to swear to Yahweh who is God who rules in heaven and on the earth that you (sing.) will not choose who my child Isaac will marry from the young-ladies here in Canaan where- we -are-residing,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “‘Promise in the name of the LORD of heaven and earth that you will not give a woman who lives here in Canaan to my son in marriage.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and you (sing.) swear to me in the name of the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, that you will- not -choose a fiancée/one-to-marry of my son Isaac here among those from-Canaan who (are) our (incl.) companions that reside presently (with-us).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Knowing that Yahweh God who created the heavens and the earth is listening, promise that you will not get a wife for my son, Isaac, from the women here in Canaan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:4:

• Kankanaey: “but rather you (sing.) will go to the country where-I-am-from which is the location of my relatives so-that you will look/search- there -for a young-lady so-that that is whom he-will-marry.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Going to my own people in my own country, bring a bride for Isaac my son.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] go to the place where I came-from, and there [you (sing.)] choose a woman from my relatives to-be-a-wife for my child Isaac.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Instead, go back to my country and to my relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac from among them.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:5:

• Kankanaey: “His slave answered (him) and said, ‘And what will I do then (defensive particle) if the young-lady refuses/doesn’t-want to leave her country to come-with me here? Will I then accompany your (sing.) child to go there?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then that servant said to Abraham — ‘If the woman I choose will not come here with me, What then! Where should [I] go for your son, should [I] take [lit.: send] him back with me to that same land?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But the servant asked, ‘So, what if the woman will- not -come-with to this place? Shall I just take Isaac there?'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The servant asked him, ‘If I find a woman among your relatives, what if she is not willing to come back with me to this land? Shall I take your son back there to the country you came from, so he can find a wife and live there?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:6:

• Kankanaey: “Abraham said in-return, ‘No/Stop, it is not possible that you (sing.) will take my child there,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abraham said — ‘Don’t you go [and] take him back there by any means.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abraham replied, ‘Never take Isaac there!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham replied to him, ‘No! Be certain that you don’t take my son there!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:7:

• Kankanaey: “because Yahweh who is God of all that is in heaven, he instructed me that I leave my country and leave-behind my relatives there. He also promised swearing/vowing that he would give this country to my descendants. He just the same is the one who will send his angel to help you (sing.) so that you (sing.) will have a way to get a spouse for my child from-among the young-ladies there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD God of heaven who brought [me] here from my father’s house and from the land where I was born has promised me saying ‘this land will be given to my descendants.’ [EAH: do we need the quote marks?] He will send His angel before you. and you will be able to search for a bride for my son.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD, the God of heaven, brought me here, from the household of my father, from the place where I was-born. And he swore that he would give this land of Canaan to my descendants. Therefore [you (sing.)] go for the LORD will-send his angel to-be-with you so-that you can-find there a fiancée/one-to-marry for my child.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh God, who created the heavens, brought me here. He brought me from my father’s household, and from the land where my relatives lived. He spoke to me and made a solemn promise to me, saying, ‘I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants.’ He will send an angel who will go there ahead of you, and enable you to get a wife for my son there and bring her to live here.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:8:

• Kankanaey: “And if however she refuses to come-with (you) here, that-aforementioned that you (sing.) will swear will be cancelled. Just-so-long-as you (sing.) don’t accompany my child there,’ said Abraham.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “In case it happens that woman says [I] will not come with you even if this promise is not fulfilled it will be all right. Just do not take my son there.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “If the woman is not willing to come-with you (sing.), you have no responsibility from this oath of yours to me. But only don’t take my child there.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But if the woman you find will not come back with you, you are free to disregard the promise you are making. The only thing that you must not do is to take my son to live there!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:9:

• Kankanaey: “So then that-aforementioned slave laid-his-hand-on the thigh of Abraham his master (same word as for sir/lord) and he swore that he would do what he had instructed him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the servant promised, ‘Whatever you have said, all [that I] will do.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore the servant put his hand between the two thighs of Abraham his master, and he swore that he would-fulfill what-had-been-commanded to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So the servant put his hand between Abraham’s thighs and made a solemn promise about the matter.” (Source: Translation for Translators)