Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 2:6:

• Kupsabiny: “Then the king asked me while he sat with his wife. He asked, ‘For how long shall you stay there and when will you return?’ I told him the day and then, he allowed me to go.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The king asked me while the queen was-sitting beside him, ‘How long will you (sing.) be there, and when will- you (sing.) -return?’ I said when I will-return, and he gave- me -permission.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “At my saying that, the queen was-there seated-with the king. The king asked how long I would be (lit. if what-nature was my length-of-time) at my going and when my return would be and when I told (it), he gave- me -permission.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “While the queen was sitting beside the king, he asked, ‘If I allow you to go, how long will you be gone? When will you return?’ I told the king how long I would be gone, and the king gave me permission to go, and I told him what day I wanted to leave.” (Source: Translation for Translators)