complete verse (Genesis 27:46)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 27:46:

  • Newari: “Then Rebekah said to Isaac — ‘I feel disgusted because of the Hittite women who live here. If Jacob also marries a Hittite woman, it would be good if I would die.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, Rebeka said to Isaac, ‘I am so disgusted-with my life because of these wives of Esau who are Hithanon. If the wife of Jacob will-be a Hithanon women from-here (it is) better that I will- just -die.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Rebekah also said to Isaac, ‘These foreign women whom Esau has married, who are descendants of Heth, are making my life miserable. I would prefer to die than to see Jacob marry a woman from the descendants of Heth in this area!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 28:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:1:

  • Newari: “Isaac summoned Jacob and, blessing him, said — ‘You must not marry any Canaanite woman.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So Isaac caused-to-be-called Jacob. When he arrived, he blessed him and commanded, ‘[You (sing.)] do- not (emphasis) -marry one-who comes-from-Canaan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bislama (verses 1-3): “Isaac called Jacob to him and said to him, ‘You shall not marry a girl from Canaan. You must go back to Mesopotemia, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel. Laban your mother’s brother lives there. It would be good for you to marry one of his daughters.’ And then he blessed him saying,’ And my prayer is that God who has complete power will bless you, and give you plenty of children, so that you will become the ancestor of the people from plenty of places.'” (Source: Bill Camden in The Bible Translator 1995, p. 240ff.)
  • English: “Then Isaac summoned Jacob, and gave him a blessing. He told him, ‘Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 28:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:2:

  • Newari: “‘You must not marry any Canaanite woman. Go to the house of Bethuel, your mother’s father in Paddan-aram and marry one of the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “[You (sing.)] get-ready and go to Padan Aram, there to your grandfather Betuel the father of your mother. Marry there one of the young-ladies [linker] a child of Laban the sibling/(brother) of your mother.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bislama (verses 1-3): “Isaac called Jacob to him and said to him, ‘You shall not marry a girl from Canaan. You must go back to Mesopotemia, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel. Laban your mother’s brother lives there. It would be good for you to marry one of his daughters.’ And then he blessed him saying,’ And my prayer is that God who has complete power will bless you, and give you plenty of children, so that you will become the ancestor of the people from plenty of places.'” (Source: Bill Camden in The Bible Translator 1995, p. 240ff.)
  • English: “Instead, go right away to Paddan-Aram in northwest Mesopotamia, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel. Ask one of the daughters of your mother’s brother Laban to marry you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 28:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:3:

  • Newari: “May God Almighty bless you. And by having many descendants may many nations come from you.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “May the Almighty God bless you (sing.) and give many descendants so-that you (sing.) will-be the father of many groups of people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Bislama (verses 1-3): “Isaac called Jacob to him and said to him, ‘You shall not marry a girl from Canaan. You must go back to Mesopotemia, to the house of your grandfather Bethuel. Laban your mother’s brother lives there. It would be good for you to marry one of his daughters.’ And then he blessed him saying,’ And my prayer is that God who has complete power will bless you, and give you plenty of children, so that you will become the ancestor of the people from plenty of places.'” (Source: Bill Camden in The Bible Translator 1995, p. 240ff.)
  • English: “I will pray that God Almighty will bless you, and enable you to get married and have many descendants, in order that they will become many people-groups.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 28:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:4:

  • Newari: “May God give you and your descendants the blessings He gave to Abraham. And may God also give you the land where we are now living, which He said he would give to Abraham.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “May he also give to you (sing.) and to your descendants the blessing which he gave to Abraham, so-that this land where you are-staying now as stranger will-be yours. This land was given by God to Abraham.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “I also will pray that he will bless you and your descendants by enabling you to possess/seize the land in which you are now living as a foreigner, the land that God promised to give to my father Abraham and his descendants.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 28:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:5:

  • Newari: “So Isaac sent Jacob to Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, [who was the] elder brother of Rebekah, [who was the] mother of Jacob and Esau.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then Isaac sent Jacob to Padan Aram, in the place of Laban the child of Betuel the Arameanhon. Laban was the sibling/(brother) of Rebeka the mother of Jacob and Esau.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-Aram, to live with Rebekah’s brother Laban, the son of Bethuel, who belonged to the Aram people-group.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 28:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:6:

  • Newari: “Esau realized that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob, had told him not to marry a Canaanite woman, and had sent him to Paddan-aram to seek a wife.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Esau learned that Isaac had-blessed Jacob and had sent-(him) to Padan Aram in-order to look-for/find one-to-marry there. He also learned that when Isaac blessed Jacob, he commanded him not to marry one-who came-from-Canaan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Esau found out that his father Isaac had blessed Jacob and then sent him to Paddan-Aram. He also found out that when he blessed Isaac, he told him, ‘Do not marry a woman of the Canaan people-group,'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

complete verse (Genesis 28:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 28:7:

  • Newari: “He also realized that Jacob had obeyed [lit. heard] his father and mother and had gone to Paddan-aram.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “And he also learned that Jacob obeyed their parents and went to Padan Aram.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and had gone to Paddan-Aram.” (Source: Translation for Translators)