Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Esther 10:1:
- Kupsabiny: “King Ahasuerus declared that all the provinces of that country should pay tax including even those lining/touching the shore of the sea/ocean without missing any person.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “King Ahasuerus imposed a tax on all people from within his kingdom to the ocean shore.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “King Ahasuerus had- all the people of his kingdom -paid the taxes, even those who live in the islands.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Eastern Bru: “King Xerxes imposed a tax on all the countries he ruled in the region and in the land beside the red sea also.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
- English: “King Xerxes required that all the people in his empire pay taxes. Even the people who lived on the islands in the Mediterranean Sea (OR, in coastal areas) were required to pay taxes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
