Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 12:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Every house/family in Israel shall mourn starting from the house/family of David, of Nathan, of Levi and of Shimei. Their wives shall mourn in their own place and the men mourn in their own place.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The house of Levi will mourn in their own groups. Their wives will mourn in their group. The clan of Shimei will mourn in their own group, their wives will mourn in their own group.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Each family will-cry in the land of Israel: the families of the descendants of David, Natan, Levi, Shimei, and the rest of the other families. They will-cry separately the men and the women.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “the male descendants of Levi by themselves, and their wives by themselves, the male descendants of Levi’s grandson Shimei by themselves, and their wives by themselves,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
