complete verse (Genesis 30:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:7:

  • Newari: “Rachel’s maid servant Bilhah conceived again and gave birth to another son.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Bilha the servant of Raquel became-pregnant again and gave-birth to a son her/[lit. their] second child with Jacob.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Later, Rachel’s slave Bilhah became pregnant again and gave birth to another son for Jacob.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:8:

  • Newari: “Then Rachel said — I have had a very difficult struggle with my elder sister and I have won.’ So she named him Naphtali.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Raquel said, ‘Very great (was) my struggle with my sister, and I have-won.’ So she named the child Naftali.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then Rachel said, ‘I have had a great struggle to have children like my older sister, but truly I have a son.’ So she named him Naphtali, which sounds like the Hebrew word that means ‘struggle’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:9:

  • Newari: “Because she had stopped bearing children, Leah gave her maid servant Zilpah in marriage to Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When Lea was- no-longer -able-to-give-birth, she had- her servant Zilpa -marry Jacob.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When Leah realized that she was not becoming pregnant and giving birth to any more children, she took her female slave, Zilpah, and gave her to Jacob to be another wife for him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:10:

  • Newari: “Leah’s maid servant Zilpah gave birth to a son.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Zilpa became-pregnant and gave-birth to a son.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Zilpah soon became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Jacob.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:11:

  • Newari: “Leah said — ‘What a luck person I am.’ And she named him Gad.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Lea said, ‘How fortunate.’ So she named the child Gad.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Leah said, ‘I am truly fortunate!’ So she named him Gad, which means ‘fortunate’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:12:

  • Newari: “Leah’s maid servant Zilpah again gave birth to another son by Jacob.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Zilpa gave-birth again to a son [linker] her/[lit. their] second child with/of Jacob.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Later Leah’s slave, Zilpah, gave birth to another son for Jacob.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:13:

  • Newari: “Then Leah said — ‘How happy I am. Women will call me happy. So she named him Asher.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Lea said, ‘I am very happy! Now the women will-call me happy.’ So she named the child Asher.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Leah said, ‘Now I am very happy, and people will call me happy.’ So she named him Asher, which means ‘happy.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 30:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 30:14:

  • Newari: “One day during the time of wheat harvest, Reuben went to the field. He found mandrakes there and brought them to his mother, Leah. Rachel said to Leah –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “One time during harvest-season of wheat, Reuben went to the field and he saw a mandrake/[mandragora] plant. He picked some fruit and brought-(it) to his mother Lea. When Raquel saw those she said to Lea, ‘Give me also some mandragora which your son has-brought.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When it was time to harvest wheat, Reuben went out into the fields and saw some mandrakes/plants that women eat to help them to become pregnant. He brought some of them to his mother Leah. But Rachel saw them and said to Leah, ‘Please give me some of those plants that your son brought to you!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)