Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:16:

• Newari: “‘Like the other tribes of Israel, Dan will rule his own people.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) Dan, you will-govern your people well as one of tribes of Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Dan, although your tribe will be small, their leaders will rule their people just like the leaders of other tribes of Israel will rule their people.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:17:

• Newari: “Dan is a serpent staying on the side of the road, he is a poisonous serpent staying on the road. He bites the heel of a horse, and the rider [lit.: the one who is staying on the horse’s body] falls down.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “You will-be like a poisonous snake beside the road that bites the feet of the horse that passes-by, so (the one)-riding on this falls.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Your descendants will be like snakes at the side of a road, like poisonous snakes lying beside a path. They will strike the heels of horses that pass by, causing the riders to fall backwards as the horses rear up on their hind legs.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:18:

• Newari: “‘Lord! I am waiting for your salvation.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then Jacob said, ‘O LORD, I am waiting for deliverance.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Jacob prayed, ‘Yahweh, I am waiting for you to rescue me from my enemies.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:19:

• Newari: “‘One group will come to attack Gad but by counter attacking, he will drive them away.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then he still continued to-say, ‘You (sing.) Gad, you will-be-attacked by a group of robbers, but you will-take-revenge on them while they are-fleeing.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Jacob continued telling his sons what would happen in the future. He said, ‘Gad, your tribe/descendants will be attacked by a group of bandits, but your tribe/descendants will pursue and attack them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:20:

• Newari: “‘Asher will grow much grain, he will give good grain that the king needs.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) Asher, you will-be abundant with food. You will-harvest food for kings.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Asher, your descendants will eat good-tasting food; they will produce food that is delicious enough for kings to eat.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:21:

• Newari: “‘Naphtali is a deer living in the forest, he will give birth to beautiful children.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) Naftali, you are like a set-free doe that bears beautiful (fawns)/young-ones-of-(cattle/goats/horses/deer).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Naphtali, your descendants will be like deer that are free to/not tied down and can run wherever they wish. They will give birth to children who are good-looking like fawns/baby deer.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:22:

• Newari: “‘Joseph is like the child of a donkey sitting near a spring, like the child of a donkey sitting on a high plateau.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) Jose, you are-like a wild donkey beside the spring or beside the slope.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Joseph, you will have many descendants. Their children will be as many as the fruit on a vine near a spring of water, whose branches extend over a wall.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:23:

• Newari: “The enemy will shoot arrows at him, taking their bows and arrows they will chase him relentlessly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The archers will-hold-a-grudge-(against) you. In their hostility/anger they will-shoot- you -with-a-bow,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Their enemies will attack them fiercely, and shoot at them with bows and arrows and pursue them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)