Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 16:15:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses became very angry and said to God, ‘Do not at all accept any gift that these people bring. There is nothing bad that I have done to them. I have not even taken a donkey from them.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then Moses, feeling very angry, said to the LORD, "Do not accept their offerings! I have not taken even one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any of them."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Moises was- very -angry and said to the LORD, ‘Do- not -accept their offerings. I have- not -sinned against anyone of them; I have- not -taken from them even one donkey.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Moses/I became very angry. He/I said to Yahweh, ‘Do not accept the grain offerings that they have brought. I have not taken anything from them, not even one donkey, and I have never done anything wrong to them, so they have no reason to complain about me.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
