Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:21:

• Kankanaey: “Hira asked-information from the men at Enaim and he said, ‘Where is that prostitute (loan hostess) who was waiting at the entrance of the town?’ But they said, ‘There is emphatically no prostitute here.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “He asked the men who lived in Enaim — ‘Where is the prostitute who stays on the side of Enaim road?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Hira asked the ones of/from-Enaim (as-to) where was now the woman who sells her body, who was-sitting there beside the road. But the people replied, ‘There-is-no woman here who sells her body.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So he asked the men who lived there, ‘Where is the prostitute who was sitting by the road at Enaim?’ They replied, ‘There has never been a prostitute here!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:22:

• Kankanaey: “Therefore he returned to the location of Juda and said, ‘The woman was absolutely not-there for-me-to-find and the inhabitants there also said that there-was-no woman absolutely who had that kind of work there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Hira went back and said to Judah — ‘I was not able to find that woman. The men who live in Enaim said that there had not been any prostitute there.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So Hira returned to Juda and said, ‘I did- not -find her. And the people said that there-is-not as-it-was-said a woman there who sells her body.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So he went back to Judah and said, ‘I did not find her. Furthermore, the men who live in that town said, ‘There has never been a prostitute here.”” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:23:

• Kankanaey: “Then Juda said, ‘If that is so, just let-it-alone so-that what she took as a means-of-making-certain will be hers, because surely people will laugh-at-us. Never-mind because I certainly caused-to-be-escorted this goat offspring and she was not-there.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Judah said — ‘Let her keep those things. Otherwise it will become very embarrassing for us. I have indeed sent this sheep. You were not able to find her.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Juda said, ‘Just never-mind [those] things of mine with her, for maybe the people will-laugh at us (incl.) that we (incl.) continue to look for nothing. After all, I have-sent her this goat but you (sing.) did- not -find her there.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Judah said, ‘She can keep the things that I gave to her. If we continued to search for her, people would ridicule us. I tried to send this young goat to her, but you could not find her to give it to her.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:24:

• Kankanaey: “When three months then passed-by, someone caused-it-to-be-reported to Juda that Tamar was pregnant because she had been-immoral-with (someone). Juda thus commanded that they bring-out Tamar so-that they would burn-her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Three months later Judah heard the report that his daughter-in-law Tamar had become pregnant, perhaps becoming like a prostitute. Then he said — ‘Bring her here and kill [her] by burning.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After three months, Juda was-told that his child-in-law Tamar sold her body and was- now in-fact -pregnant. So Juda said, ‘[You (pl.)] bring her out of the city and burn-(her).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “About three months later, someone told Judah, ‘Your daughter-in-law Tamar has become a prostitute and now she is pregnant!’ Judah said, ‘Drag her outside of the city and kill her by burning her!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:25:

• Kankanaey: “When they brought-out Tamar, there was that-which-she-caused-to-be-told to her parent-in-law saying, ‘The owner of this ring, belt and cane, that is the father of this fetus of mine. Identify please who is the owner of these.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “When she had been found and was being brought, Tamar sent word to her father-in-law like this — ‘The one of whom these are is the one by whom I am pregnant. Do you know of whom this symbol, this string and this stick are?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But when- Tamar was- now -being-brought, there-was someone she sent/[lit. commanded] to Juda to say, ‘Here (is) the what-is-used-as-a-mark and its what-is-tied-to, as-well-as the staff/walking-stick. The owner of these is the father of my being-pregnant-with. Recognize whose this (is)/[lit. for whom this].'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But as they were taking her outside of the city, she gave the ring and walking stick to someone, and told him to take them to Judah, and say to him, ‘The man who owns these things is the one who caused me to become pregnant.’ She also said to tell him, ‘Look at this ring, and the cord that is attached to it, and this walking stick. Whose are they?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:26:

• Kankanaey: “After that Juda identified that those-things belonged-to him and he said, ‘That woman is more righteous than I, because I did not (sympathy particle) cause- Sela my child -to-marry her.’ And he did not again sleep-with Tamar.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Judah said that it all belonged to [lit.: was of] him. Then he said — ‘As it turns out she is more righteous than I. For I did not give her in marriage to my son Shelah.’ After that he did not sleep with her again.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Juda recognized that those things were his so he said, ‘She has-no sin. I (am)-the-(one-who) has-sinned for I did- not -have- her -married to my child Shela.’ Juda did- not -lay with Tamar again.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When the man did that, Judah recognized the ring and the stick. He said, ‘She is more righteous than I am. I did not tell my son Shelah to marry her, as I promised that I would.’ And Judah did not have sex with her again.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:27:

• Kankanaey: “When the time arrived for Tamar to-give-birth, it-became-known that her pregnancy/fetus was twins.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “At the time of childbirth, it became known that there were two children in her womb.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When Tamar was- now -about-to-give-birth, (it) was-noticed that what- she -was-carrying (were) twins.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When it was time for her to give birth, she was surprised that there were twin boys in her womb.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 38:28:

• Kankanaey: “As she was having-hardship/pain, the one baby caused-to-come-out his hand/arm and the midwife (one-who-caused-to-be-born) grasped that hand/arm, then she tied-it with a red thread. She said, ‘This is the one-who went-ahead.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “At the time of childbirth, when birthpains occurred, one of them put out a hand. The midwife, tying a red thread on his hand, said — ‘This is the first-born.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When she was- now -in-labor/[lit. was-hurting], the hand of the one child came-out. The midwife tied it with a red cord/string so-that it would-be-known that he was the first who-was-born.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand. So the midwife fastened a scarlet thread around his wrist, saying, ‘This one came out first.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)