Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:21:

• Kankanaey: «When Ruben their older-sibling heard that plan of theirs, he forbade it saying, ‘Let’s not kill him (particle of strong disapproval)!» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: «Hearing this, Reuben tried to save him from their hands. He said — ‘It is not good to kill.» (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: «But when- Reuben -heard their plan, he tried to save Jose. He said, ‘Let- us (incl.) not -kill him.» (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: «Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill Joseph. He said, ‘No, we should not kill him.» (Source: Translation for Translators)