complete verse (Genesis 29:34)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:34:

  • Newari: “She conceived once more [and] gave birth to a son. Then she said — ‘This time my husband will care for me, for I have given birth to three sons for him.’ So she gave him the name Levi.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Lea became pregnant again and she gave-birth to another son. She said, ‘Now my husband will-become close to me for our son are now three.’ So she named the child Levi.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Later she became pregnant again, and gave birth to another son. She said, ‘Now, finally, my husband will hold me close to him.’ So she named him Levi, which means ‘hold close’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 29:35)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:35:

  • Newari: “Again she conceived and gave birth to a son. She said — ‘This time I will praise the LORD.’ So he was named Judah. After that she stopped giving birth to children.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Lea became-pregnant again and she gave-birth to another son. She said, ‘Now I will-praise the LORD.’ So she named the child Juda. From that-time, she was- not -able-to-give-birth anymore.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Later she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, ‘This time/Now I will praise Yahweh.’ So she called his name Judah, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘praise’. After that, she did not give birth to any more children for several years.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:1:

  • Newari: “Because Rachel was not able to give birth to children for Jacob, she envied her elder sister. And she said to Jacob — ‘Cause me to have children too. Otherwise I will die.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Raquel still did- not -become-pregnant, so she was-jealous of Lea. She said to Jacob, ‘Give me a child for if not, I will- surely -die!'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Rachel realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any children for Jacob. So she became jealous of her older sister, Leah, because Leah had given birth to four sons. She said to Jacob, ‘Enable me to become pregnant and give birth to children. If you do not do that, I think I will*die!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:2:

  • Newari: “Jacob was angry with her, and said — ‘Am I God to cause you to have a child?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jacob became-angry with her and said to-her, ‘Why, am I God? He is the-one-who-willed that you can- not -give-birth.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, ‘I am not God!/Am I God? He is the one who has prevented you from becoming pregnant!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:3:

  • Newari: “‘Here is my maid servant Bilhah. Get a child through her. Then I will become a mother through her.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Raquel said, ‘If that (is) the-case, [you (sing.)] lay-together with Bilha my servant so-that even just through her I can- also -have a child.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then she said, ‘Look, here is my female slave, Bilhah. Sleep with/Have sex with her, so that she may become pregnant and give birth to children for me. In that way it will be as though I have children/her children are mine.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:4:

  • Newari: “So Rachel gave her maid servant Bilhah in marriage to Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So she gave Bilha to Jacob as a wife, and Jacob laid-together with Bilha.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So she gave him her slave, Bilhah, to be another wife for him, and Jacob had sex with her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:5:

  • Newari: “Bilhah conceived and gave birth to a son.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Later on Bilha became-pregnant and gave-birth to a son.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “She became pregnant and bore Jacob a son.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:6:

  • Newari: “Then Rachel said — ‘God has taken sides with me. He has heard my prayer and has given me a son.’ So she named him Dan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Raquel said, ‘God has-taken-(away) my shame. He answered my prayer for he gave me a son/[lit. male-child].’ So she named the child Dan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Rachel said, ‘God has vindicated me/judged my case and has decided that what I have done is right. He has also heard my requests and has given me a son.’ So she named him Dan, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘he judged’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)