Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:5:

• Newari: “Abraham himself called her ‘my younger sister.’ And she also called him ‘my elder brother.’ There was no evil in my mind, and no intention to do wrong.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abraham in fact said that Sara is his sibling and Sara also said that Abraham is her sibling. I am completely innocent and I did- not -have a bad intention in taking Sara.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He told me, ‘She is my sister,’ and she also said, ‘He is my brother.’ I did this with pure motives and I have not done anything wrong yet.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:6:

• Newari: “God said to him in a dream — ‘I know that you have not done evil in your heart like this. For that reason I have preserved you from sinning against me. For that reason I did not allow you to touch her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “God said, ‘Yes, I know that you did- not -have a bad intention, therefore I did- not -allow you to-touch her so-that you would- not -sin against me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “God said to him in another dream, ‘Yes, I know that your motives were pure. That is why I truly prevented you from sinning against me. I did not allow you to have sex with her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:7:

• Newari: “Now take that woman back to her husband. Her husband is a prophet. He will pray for you. And you will not die. If you do not take her back, you and your people will all die.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But you should return her to her husband because her husband is a prophet, and he will-pray for you so-that you will- not -die. But if you will- not -return her, I am-warning you before-hand that you will- surely -die including all your people.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Now, return this man’s wife to her husband, because he is a prophet/a man who receives messages from me. He will pray for you, and you will remain alive/not die. But if you do not return her to him, you will certainly die, and all the members of your household will also certainly die.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:8:

• Newari: “Early the next morning Abimelech summoned all his officials and told them what had happened. Hearing this they were all afraid.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Very early the next day, Abimelec had-called all his officials and told-(them) about his dream. And they were- very -afraid.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Early the next morning, Abimelech summoned all his officials, and told them everything that had happened. When they heard that, his men were very afraid that God would punish them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:9:

• Newari: “Then Abimelech summoned Abraham and asked — ‘What have you done to us? What harm have I done to you that [you] were about to give me and my country such great guilt? What you have done to me is not good.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then Abimelec had-called Abraham and asked, ‘What have- you -done to us (excl.)? What is my sin against you that you placed in a great trespass my entire kingdom? (It is) not right what- you -have-done.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abimelech then summoned Abraham, and said to him, ‘You should not have done that to us! Did I do something wrong to you, with the result that you are causing me and the people in my kingdom to be guilty of committing a great sin? You have done things to me that should not be done/you should not have done!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:10:

• Newari: “Why did you do like this?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But why did you (sing.) do this?'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abimelech asked Abraham, ‘What was your reason for doing this?'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:11:

• Newari: “Abraham said — ‘In my mind [I thought] the ones who live here do not honor God. And to take my wife [they] will kill me. So thinking I did like this.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Abraham replied, ‘I thought there was not even one here who respects God, therefore I thought that maybe you (pl.) will-kill me so-that you (pl.) could-take my wife.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Abraham replied, ‘I said that because I thought, ‘They certainly do not respect God in this place. If they don’t respect God, they will not respect relationships with others. If I say she is my sister, they will try to pay me a bride price to get her. But if I say she is my wife, they will kill me to get her.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 20:12:

• Newari: “She really is my younger sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not of my mother. I married her.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “(It is) really true that we (excl.) are-siblings, but only (from)-the father-(side) and not the mother-(side); and I married her.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Besides, she really can be considered my sister, because she is the daughter of my father, although she is not the daughter of my mother. She is the daughter of another woman, and I married her.” (Source: Translation for Translators)