Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 12:10:
- Kupsabiny: “When (they) saw that money had filled that box, (it/they) were brought to the big writer/record keeper and the big priest so as to see how much the money was, and then they closed (it) in bags and tied (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “When the chest became full, the King’s secretary and the High Priest would come into the temple of the LORD and count the money and put it in bags.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “And if there-was lots of money now in the box. the secretary of the king and the leading/[lit. head] priest would-come and they would-count it, and afterward they put- it -inside the bags.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Whenever they saw that there was a lot of money in the chest, the king’s secretary and the Supreme Priest would come and count the money. Then they would put it in bags and tie the bags shut.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
