Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 7:23:

• Kankanaey: “because God punished them. The only-ones who were excluded, plural Noe and those that were-added-to/joined them in the ark.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The LORD annihilated all the people, the domesticated animals, the animals that creep on the ground and the birds on the earth.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “All the people and all the animals on the earth were-destroyed. Only Noe and his companions inside the ship did- not -die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “God destroyed every living creature: People and animals and creatures that scurry across the ground and birds. Only Noah and those who were in the boat with him remained alive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 7:24:

• Kankanaey: “And the flood stayed-the-same on the earth for one-hundred and fifty days.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The earth remained full of water for 150 days.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The earth was-flooded for [lit. inside of] 150 days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The flood remained like that on the earth for 150 days.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:1:

• Kankanaey: “When that was so, (reassurance particle) God remembered/thought-of plural Noe and all the animals that entered-with them into the ark. And he sent a strong wind so that the earth would be blown-on (lit. winded).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, domesticated animals, and birds who were in the ship with him. He caused wind to blow on the earth. And the water slowly subsided.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “God did- not -forget Noe and the animals who were with him inside the ship. So he caused- the wind -to-blow on the earth and the waters little-by-little dried-up/subsided.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But God did not forget/thought about Noah and all the wild animals and all the kinds of livestock that were with him in the boat. So one day God sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the wind caused the water to begin to recede.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:2:

• Kankanaey: “God also blocked-the-flow-of the place(s)-where- the water -was-coming-out from inside the earth and he also caused- the rain -to-stop. And then the water began to recede.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “After forty days of rain, the currents of water that were under the earth and the opening in the heavens were closed. And the rain stopped coming.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “He covered the springs/sources-of-water and caused- the rain -to-stop.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “God caused the water that was under the earth to stop bursting forth, and he caused the floodgates of water from the sky to close so that it stopped raining.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:3:

• Kankanaey: “When one-hundred and fifty days passed, the water became-lower” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The water on the earth gradually subsided. After 150 days there was a little less water.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The waters continued to dry-up/subside for [lit. inside-of] 150 days.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The water on the earth gradually receded. 150 days after the flood began,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:4:

• Kankanaey: “until the ark came-to-rest on a mountain in the mountain-area of Ararat. That happened on date 17 of the seventh month.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “In this way the ship landed on Mount Ararat on the 17th day of the 7th month.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And on the 17th day of the seventh month, the ship ran-aground on the mountains of Ararat.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “on the 17th day of the seventh month of that year/late in March, the boat came to rest on one of the mountains in the Ararat region.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:5:

• Kankanaey: “Gradually the water kept-receding until the top (lit. head) of the mountains were-exposed on the first day of the tenth month.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “The waters kept on subsiding until the tenth month. On the first day of the 10th month the mountain peaks appeared.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The waters continued to dry-up/subside/recede. And on the first day of the 10th month, the mountain tops could- now -be-seen.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The water continued to recede until, on the first day of the tenth month of that year, the tops of other mountains became visible.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 8:6:

• Kankanaey: “When forty days also/again were finished, Noe opened the window he had made” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Forty days later Noah opened the window of the ship that he built.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “After- another 40 days -had-passed, Noe opened the window of the ship” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “40 days later, Noah opened the window that he had made in the side of the boat, and sent out a raven.” (Source: Translation for Translators)