Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 35:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Tell the Israelites that in the country they will be given to be theirs they must give the Levites part of their cities where they can live, and the grazing area which is near those cities where they can be grazing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Order the Israelites to give some cities that are in their inheritance to the Levites to live [in], and also order them to give the pasture lands surrounding these cities to the Levites. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘Tell the Israelinhon that they will-give the Levites towns which they will-dwell-on from the land which they will-receive/possess. And also they will-give them grazing-fields around these towns.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Tell the Israeli people that from the land that they will receive, they must give to the descendants of Levi some cities in which they can live. They must also give them some land around these cities.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
