Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 25:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:7:

Kankanaey: “As for Abraham, he had already reached extreme old age (id. horned his knee), because he yeared one-hundred and seventy and five, then he died. And his spirit (ab-abiik = human spirit only) went and joined the spirits of his ancestors.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “All together Abraham lived for 175 years.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Abraham lived 175 years.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Abraham lived until he was 175 years old.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:8:

Kankanaey: “As for Abraham, he had already reached extreme old age (id. horned his knee), because he yeared one-hundred and seventy and five, then he died. And his spirit (ab-abiik = human spirit only) went and joined the spirits of his ancestors.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Having lived a right life span, having become an old man, he died. Then he was gathered to his ancestors.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “He died in very old-age, and he was-joined to his relatives who have- now -died.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “He died at a very old age, joining his ancestors who had died previously.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:9:

Kankanaey: “His children Isaac and Ismael buried (him) in the place-where- Sara -was-buried in the cave at Makpela which was near Mamre, because that just the same was the land that Abraham had bought previously from Efron the child of Zohar who was Heteo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Macheplah which was in the field of Epron son of Zohar the Hittite near Mamre.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “His children Isaac and Ishmael buried him there at the cave of Macpela, in the east of Mamre, in the field that (was) formerly owned/[lit. his] by Efron the child of Zohar the Hithanon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried his body in the cave at Machpelah area, near Mamre, in the field that Abraham had previously bought from Ephron, one of 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 25:10:

Kankanaey: “His children Isaac and Ismael buried (him) in the place-where- Sara -was-buried in the cave at Makpela which was near Mamre, because that just the same was the land that Abraham had bought previously from Efron the child of Zohar who was Heteo.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “This was the field Abraham managed to buy from the Hittities. Abraham and Sarah, the two of them, were buried here.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “That farm was bought by Abraham in the presence of the Hithanon. There Abraham and his wife Sara were-buried.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Isaac and Ishmael buried his body there, where Abraham previously buried his wife Sarah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:11:

Newari: “After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. At that time Isaac was living near to Beer-lahai-roi.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “After Abraham died, God blessed Isaac and he lived there in Beer Lahai Roi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “After Abraham died, God blessed his son Isaac. And Isaac moved to live near Beer-Lahai-Roi.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:12:

Newari: “Here is the list of the descendants of Ishmael, son of Abraham which which he had from Hagar, the Egyptian maid servant of Sarah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “This is the story about the family of Ishmael the child of Abraham with Hagar the Egiptohanon, the servant of Sara.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “These are/I will now give a list of the descendants of Abraham’s son, Ishmael, to whom Sarah’s female slave, Hagar from Egypt, had given birth.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:13:

Newari: “Here are their names, in the order of birth [according to [who was] born first] — Here are their names, in the order of birth [lit.: according to [who was] born first] — Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “These are the names of the children of Ishmael from the oldest: Nebayot, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “These are their names, in the order in which they were born: Ishmael’s oldest son was named Nebaioth. After him were born Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 25:14: