Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 4:21:

• Kupsabiny: “We would start the work very early and close very late in the evening. Half of the men were always on guard.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Therefore we (excl.) continue to work from dawn till twilight/dusk, and half of the people are-guarding with weapons.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Every-day that is what we (excl.) did, the half guarded armed-with-weapons and the (other) half worked. We began as it was getting-light until the stars were visible at night.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “So we continued to work. Half of the men continued to hold their spears all day, from when the sun rose in the morning until the stars appeared at night.” (Source: Translation for Translators)