Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 5:17:

• Kupsabiny: “These people would dig out big and beautiful stones so that the bottom/downside of the house of God could be founded/laid with stones that had been molded/shaped following how the king had said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “At King Solomon’s command, they were cutting and removing high-quality great stones to use for the foundation of the temple.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “And at his command, they hewed big and good kinds of stones for the foundation of the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The king also commanded his workers to cut huge blocks of stones from the quarries and to smooth the sides of the stones. Those huge stones were for the foundation of the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)