complete verse (Genesis 24:66)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 24:66:

  • Kankanaey: “When they then arrived-at Isaac, the slave related to Isaac all that he had done.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The servant reported to Isaac everything he had done.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “The servant told Isaac all that he had-done.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on Genesis 24:66

The function of this verse is to provide the basis for the joining of Isaac and Rebekah in verse 67.

All the things he had done: the servant probably reported to Isaac in even greater detail than he had reported to Laban and Bethuel.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .