Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 3:23:

• Kankanaey: “So God then caused- them -to leave the good land at Eden so-that they would go work the soil, because soil just the same is what God previously used-in-making the body of the man.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “So the LORD God cast the man out of the garden of Eden to cause them to do work in the earth that he had made for them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the LORD God caused- him -to-leave from the garden of Eden to farm the soil/land from which he came-from.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Yahweh God expelled the man and his wife from the garden of Eden. Yahweh God had created Adam from the ground, but now he forced him to till that ground so that he could grow food to eat.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kankanaey: “Then he sent fearsome guards from heaven so-that they would guard the entrance of the land at Eden that is located-toward the coming-out of the sun. He also placed-upright a flaming and revolving sword at the entrance, and that is what blocked the path that went to the tree that gives life so-that absolutely no one would approach.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “After God had cast out the man, He put a cherub and a blazing, burning sword, which was spinning all around, toward the east of Eden to watch the way toward the tree of life.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After the man was-able-to-leave, the LORD God put kerubin/cherubims on the east side of the garden of Eden. And he also put a sword that was-flaming and spinning so-that nobody could-go-near to the tree that gives life.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After Yahweh expelled them, on the east side of the garden he placed cherubim/creatures with wings and an angel holding a flaming sword which flashed back and forth. He did that in order to block the entrance to the garden, so that people could not go back to the tree that enables people who eat its fruit to live forever.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:1:

• Kankanaey: “After that’s how it was, Adan and Eva his spouse slept-together and she became-pregnant (lit. passive of existential). When she gave-birth then, (it was) a male, and she named him Cain saying, ‘God helped me to give-birth-to (lit. cause-to-come-out) a male.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Adam and Eve had intercourse. Then Eve conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘By the LORD’s blessing I have a son.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After that, Adan slept/(implied had-sexual-intercourse) with his wife Eva and she became-pregnant. When Eva had-given-birth, she said, ‘I was-able-to-possess/acquire male child through/with the help of the LORD, so I will-name him Cain.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Adam had sex/slept with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son whom she named Cain, which sounds like the word that means ‘produce’, because, she said, ‘By Yahweh’s help I have produced a son.’ Some time later she gave birth to another son, and she named him Abel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:2:

• Kankanaey: “When she gave-birth again, (it was) also another male, and they named-(him) Abel. When those siblings grew-big, their work was of-different-kinds. Abel was the one who took-care-of their sheep. Cain however, he planted.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then soon after that she gave birth to another son, Abel. Abel became a shepherd, Cain became one who does field work.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And then later Eve again gave-birth to a male and she named him Abel. When they grew-up/[lit. became-big] now, Abel became (a) keeper of sheep and goats, and Cain on-the-other-hand became a farmer.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After those boys grew up, Abel tended/took care of sheep and goats, and Cain became a farmer.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:3:

• Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Cain took some of the ripe produce (lit. fruit) of what he had planted and offered it to God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Some time later Cain sacrificed to the LORD what had grown in his field.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “One day back-then, Cain offered to the LORD from his harvest/produce.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

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

• Kankanaey: “As for Abel by-contrast, he chose a fat firstborn sheep and he offered to God the best part of it that had fat. When God saw those-aforementioned that they offered, he was satisfied with Abel and what he offered,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Abel also offered a sacrifice, having selected all the best looking first born sheep from the flock. The LORD liked Abel’s offering.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abel on-the-other-hand took (a) first-born of his flock/animals and butchered it, and offered the best part to God. God was-pleased with Abel and his offering,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “and Abel took from his flock some of the first lambs that had been born and killed them and, as a gift, gave to Yahweh the fatty parts, which were the best parts. Yahweh was pleased with Abel and his offering,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:5:

• Kankanaey: “but he was not satisfied with Abel and what he offered. So Cain’s anger was extreme and he looked-sullen.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Cain and his offering, however, He did not like. So Cain became very angry. His face became dark.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “but he was- not -pleased with Cain and his offering. And because of this, Cain frowned/sulked and his anger was very intense.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “but he was not pleased with Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his face looked dejected.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:6:

• Kankanaey: “Whereupon God talked-to him and said, ‘Why are you (sing.) looking-sullen in your anger?” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the LORD said to him — ‘Why are you angry? Why is your face [so] dark?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the LORD asked him, ‘What are- you -angry-about? Why are you frowning/sulking?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Yahweh said to Cain, ‘You should not be angry!/Why are you angry? You should not scowl like that!/Why do you scowl like that?” (Source: Translation for Translators)