Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:27:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, the king of Assyria said, ‘I am sending one priest from those who were taken from that country as prisoner and I shall give him to live there so that he can teach those people the will of the God of that country.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the King of Assyria gave this command, "Take one of the priests who was captured and taken away from Samaria, send him there, put him there to teach the people the rules of the god of that land."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then the king of Asiria commanded, ‘Cause-to-return to Samaria one of the priests that we took-captive, and let- him -live there so-that he can teach the people what are the laws of god in that-particular place.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When the king of Assyria read this letter, he commanded his officers, ‘You brought many priests here from Samaria. Send one of them back there. Tell him to teach the people who are now living there how to worship correctly the God whom the Israelis worshiped in that land.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)