Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 18:2:
- Kupsabiny: “They are not getting where they can farm like the other people of Israel. The get a portion of God like God himself has said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They will not have an inheritance like the other tribes. As the LORD promised them, He is their inheritance.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They do not have an inheritance like their fellow Israelinhon; the LORD is their inheritance as what he has-promised them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They will not be allotted any land like the other tribes will be. What they will receive is the work/privilege of being Yahweh’s priests, which is what he said that they should have.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
