Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 26:12:

• Kupsabiny: “Those guards were divided going by their houses and were assigned to oversee the work in the Home of God like the other people from the clan of Levi.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “They divided the Levites into groups, some as gatekeepers and some for service in the temple of the LORD. [EAH: this is a bit free –I had trouble understanding and got Margrit’s help.]” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The guards of the gates of the temple were-divided-into-groups according to the leader/[lit. head] of their family, and they had obligations/responsibities to serve at the temple of the LORD, like their companions who were the Levites.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.” (Source: Translation for Translators)