Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:2:

• Newari: “There, in one place, he saw a well. There were three flocks of sheep were staying right near the well. It turned out that those sheep were to be given water to drink from that same well. The mouth of the well had been blocked by one large round rock.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “There he saw in the field a well where beside it were three flocks of sheep lying-down-with-legs-bent-underneath, for there the people were-getting water to-have- the sheep -drink. This well was-covered by a big stone.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “There he was surprised to see a well in a field, and three flocks of sheep were lying near the well. It was the well from which shepherds habitually got water for their sheep. There was a large stone covering the top of the well.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:3:

• Newari: “As it turned out, the shepherds would remove the rock from the mouth of the well, give [the sheep] water to drink, and then close the mouth of the well again with that rock.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The ones-who-watch-over-the-sheep were-waiting first until all the sheep were-gathered before they rolled the stone cover. After they gave-a-drink to the sheep, they put- the stone -back-in-its-place.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When all the flocks were gathered there, the shepherds would work together to roll the stone away from the top of the well and get water for the sheep. When they finished doing that, they would put the stone back in its place over the top of the well.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:4:

• Newari: “Jacob asked the shepherds — ‘Friends, where have you come from?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, Jacob asked the ones-who-watched the sheep, ‘Friends, where- are you (pl.) -from?’ They replied, ‘From-Haran.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “On that day, Jacob asked the shepherds who were sitting there, ‘Where are you from?’ They replied, ‘We are from Haran.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:5:

• Newari: “He said to them — ‘Do you know Laban, grandson of Nahor?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob asked again, ‘Are- you (pl.) -acquainted-with/Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?’ They replied, ‘Yes, we (excl.) are-acquainted-with/know (him).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “He asked them, ‘Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?’ They replied, ‘Yes, we know him.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:6:

• Newari: “Again Jacob asked them — ‘Is he well?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob continued to ask, ‘So, how is he?’ They replied, ‘(He) is well actually/as-a-matter-of-fact. Look, there is his child Raquel coming here with the sheep.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jacob asked them, ‘Is Laban well?’ They replied, ‘Yes, he is well. Look! Here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:7:

• Newari: “He said — ‘Why are you gathered here? It is not yet time for the sun to set. It is also not yet time to gather the sheep. So give the sheep water to drink and take them out again to graze.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob said to them, ‘Since (it is) still early and (it is) not yet time to gather the sheep, (it is) good if you (pl.) have- them -drink and cause- (them) -to-graze again.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jacob said, ‘Hey! The sun is still high in the sky. It is not time for the flocks to be gathered for nighttime. Give the sheep some water and then take them back to graze/eat grass in the pastures!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:8:

• Newari: “They said — As long as all the sheep are not gathered, and as long as the rock has not been rolled away from the mouth of the well, we will not be able to do like that. As soon as that happens, we will be able to give water to the sheep to drink.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They replied, ‘We (excl.) can- not -do that if all the sheep are- not first -gathered. If all are now indeed here, that is now (the time) we roll the cover [linker] stone so-that they will-be-allowed-to-drink.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “They replied, ‘No, we cannot do that until all the flocks are gathered here and the stone is removed from the top of the well. After that, we will give water to the sheep.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 29:9:

• Newari: “Just as Jacob was talking with them, Rachel came, arriving there, tending her fathers sheep. It turned out that she was the one who tended her father’s sheep.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jacob was- still -talking to them when Raquel arrived bringing the sheep of her father, because she (was) the one-who-watches them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “While he was still talking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep. She was the one who took care of her father’s sheep.” (Source: Translation for Translators)