Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 4:16:
- Kupsabiny: “So, please, do not be tempted to sin by shaping/forming idols for you to worship. Do not shape an idol that resembles a man or a woman,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “that you do not corrupt yourselves. You must not make an idol for yourselves, be it in the shape of a man or a woman,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “that you (plur.) will- not -defile yourselves by making little-idols/(gods) in any form or shape — either male or female,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “that you do not sin by making for yourselves any idol of something that can be seen! Do not make an idol that resembles any person, either a man or a woman,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
