Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:18:

• Kankanaey: “Since Jacob loved Raquel, he said, ‘I will work for you (sing.) for seven years if you (sing.) give-permission that I marry Raquel.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “‘I will work for you for seven years for your younger daughter.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Because Jacob was-in-love with Raquel, he said to Laban, ‘I will-serve you (sing.) for seven years if you (sing.) will-have- Raquel -marry me.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jacob was in love with/wanted very much to be married to Rachel, and he said, ‘I will work for you for seven years. That will be my payment for your letting me marry your younger daughter, Rachel.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:19:

• Kankanaey: “Laban said then, ‘It would-be-better admittedly if you (sing.) were the one who married-(her) than another person. Just-let-it-be (lit. even-if) here then that you (sing.) stay to work.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Laban said — ‘To give her to you is better than giving her in marriage to anyone else. So stay with me.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Laban replied, ‘(It is) better that I will-have- her -marry you (sing.) than to another man. You (sing.) just stay here.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Laban replied, ‘It is better for me to let you marry her than for her to marry some other man!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:20:

• Kankanaey: “Therefore seven years is the time-that- Jacob -worked so-that he could marry Raquel, but it was like just-a-few days the way- he -felt because-of his love for her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “So Jacob stayed there for seven years working for Rachel. Because of his great love for Rachel, this seemed like a short time to him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So Jacob served Laban seven years so-that only he could-marry Raquel. Because of his love for Raquel the seven years seemed-like only a few days to him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Jacob worked for Laban for seven years to get Rachel, but to him it seemed like it was only a few days, because he loved her so much.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:21:

• Kankanaey: “Afterwards then Jacob said to Laban, ‘Give me your (sing.) child so-that I will take- her -into-my-home-as-wife, because the years that we (dual) agreed on are finished.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then he said to Laban — ‘My time is finished. Now give me your daughter.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After the seven years, Jacob said to Laban, ‘My service to you (sing.) is- now -finished, so give Raquel to me now so-that we (excl.) will- now -be-together-(as-husband-and-wife).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After the seven years were ended, Jacob said to Laban, ‘Let me marry Rachel now, because the time we agreed upon for me to work for you is ended, and I want to marry her.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:22:

• Kankanaey: “So then Laban invited all his townmates so-that they (= Laban and family) would give-a-feast for the wedding of his child.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Laban invited all the people living there to a feast.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Laban agreed, so he prepared a feast and he invited all the people in that place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Laban gathered together all the people who lived in that area and made a feast.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:23:

• Kankanaey: “But on that night, instead of Raquel being the one whom he caused-to-enter (unfulfilled expectation) to where- Jacob -was so that he would sleep-with-her, he caused- Lea -to-enter. And Jacob slept-with her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “But in the evening, Laban brought his daughter Leah to Jacob. Jacob slept with her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But at night, instead of Laban bringing Raquel to Jacob, Lea (was) the one-he-brought. And Jacob laid-together with Lea.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But that evening, instead of taking Rachel to Jacob, Laban took his older daughter, Leah, to him. But because it was already dark, he could not see that it was Leah and not Rachel, and he had sex with her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:24:

• Kankanaey: “(Laban also gave to Lea one of his young-lady slaves who was Zilpa to be her helper.)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Laban gave his maid servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah as maid servant.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “(Laban gave Lea his female servant Zilpa in-order-to become servant of Lea.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “(Laban had already given his slave girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her maid/servant.)” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:25:

• Kankanaey: “When Jacob woke-up then on its-getting-light (i.e., next morning), guess-what it was Lea who was-there. So Jacob went to Laban and said, ‘Why did you (sing.) do that? It was most-certainly Raquel whom-I-worked-for. Why did you (sing.) trick me?'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The next morning Jacob saw [that it was] Leah with him. Then he said to Laban — ‘Why have you done like this to me? I worked for you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “In-the-morning, Jacob realized/[lit. knew] that his sleeping-companion (was) in-fact[surprise particle] Lea. So he went to Laban and said, ‘Why did- you -do this to me? I have-served you (sing.) so-that I could-marry Raquel. Now why did- you (sing.) -deceived me?'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The next morning, Jacob was shocked to see that it was Leah who was with him! So he went to Laban and told him very angrily, ‘What you have done to me is disgusting!/What is this that you have done to me? I worked for you to get Rachel, did I not? So why did you deceive me?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)