complete verse (Genesis 39:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:7:

  • Kankanaey: “Therefore it was not long before (lit. and) Potifar’s spouse craved him and said, ‘Let’s (dual) sleep-together.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Some time later his master’s wife longed for [lit.: put eye] and said to him — ‘Come sleep with me.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Sometime later, the wife of his master wanted/liked him. She invited Jose to-lay-with her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Because of that, after a while, his master’s wife started to look fondly at Joseph. So one day she said to him, ‘Have sex with me!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:8)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:8:

  • Kankanaey: “But he refused saying, ‘This is bad (particle of strong disapproval)! You (sing.) know that there-is-nothing my master needs to tend to in this house if I am here, because he has indeed appointed me to be in-charge-of all his possessions.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He did not listen to this proposal [lit.: matter], and said — ‘Because I am in this house, my master, has no concern for anything, [and] he has given [lit.: released to] me all the responsibility I have.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “But Jose refused. He said to the woman, ‘Listen! My master entrusted to me all his possessions, so does not have-to-worry about the things here in his household.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “But he refused, saying to his master’s wife, ‘Listen! My master is not concerned about anything in this house. He has appointed me to take care of everything that he owns.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:9)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:9:

  • Kankanaey: “Moreover my authority in this house is similar to his authority and there is emphatically nothing (complimentary particle) that he has refused me except you (sing.), because you (sing.) are his spouse. Therefore it is not possible for me to do that bad-thing that you (sing.) say, because I would sin against God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “There is no one above me in this house. He has given me everything except for you. For you are his wife. So how can I sin in opposition to God by doing evil work like that?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “No one now (is) greater than me in this household. He entrusted to me everything except you (sing.) because you (sing.) (are) his wife. So I can- not -betray my master and sin against God.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “No one in this household has more authority than I do. The only thing that he has not allowed me to have is you, because you are his wife! So how could I do this wicked thing that you are asking me to do?/I certainly could not do this wicked thing! I would be sinning against God if I did that!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:10:

  • Kankanaey: “And even though Potifar’s spouse insisted on persuading him daily, he persisted nevertheless in refusing and neither did he companion-with her.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Even though she said [this] every day, Joseph would not agree to sleep with her [or] even to be with her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Even- though everyday the woman invited Jose to lay-with-her, he never agreed.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “She kept on asking Joseph day after day to have sex with her, but he refused. He would not even go near her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:11)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:11:

  • Kankanaey: “When that was so, there was one-occasion that Jose entered the house to do his work, and guess-what, none of the other slaves were there.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “One day Joseph went into the house to do his work. At that time not one worker was in the house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “One day back-then, Jose went-into the house in-order to-work. (It) happened that there-was not even one servant there inside the house.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “One day Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the other household servants were in the house.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:12)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:12:

  • Kankanaey: “That being so, Potifar’s spouse suddenly-grabbed-onto his clothing (any garment) and said, ‘Let’s (dual) go sleep-together (emphatic, often forceful exclamation)!’ But Jose abruptly-ran and went-out, so his clothing was left-behind in the woman’s hand.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Grasping Joseph’s shawl she said — ‘Sleep with me.’ Leaving his shawl in her hand, Joseph escaped from there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, the wife of his master grabbed him by the garment and said, ‘[You (sing.)] lay-with me.’ But Jose ran out of the house, and his outer garment was left-behind which the woman was-holding-on-to.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Potiphar’s wife grabbed his cloak and said, ‘Have sex with me!’ Joseph ran out of the house, but his cloak was still in her hand!” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:13)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:13:

  • Kankanaey: “When the woman saw that he had left-behind his clothing in his running to go-out,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seeing that Joseph had escaped, leaving his shawl in her hand” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When the woman saw that Jose had-gone-out and she held his outer garment,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “When she saw that he had run outside leaving his cloak in her hand,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 39:14)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 39:14:

  • Kankanaey: “she immediately-called her slaves and said to them, ‘Look at that now! My spouse brought that Hebreo so-that he would shame us! He entered here-in my room so-that he would rape (lit. force) me (unfulfilled expectation), but I screamed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “She called the workers in the house and said — ‘Look, it turns out that that Hebrew has been brought here to disgrace us. He came in here to sleep with me. I cried out loudly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “she called her servants and said, ‘[You (pl.)] look-at this! My husband brought us (incl.) here a Hebrew in-order to put- us (incl.) -to- shame. You (pl.) know-what, he came in to my room to rape me, but I shouted.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “she called the household servants. She said to them, ‘Look! This Hebrew man that my husband brought to us is insulting/trying to do something disgraceful to us! He came into my room and tried to rape me/make me have sex with him, but I screamed loudly.” (Source: Translation for Translators)