Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 10:1:
- Kupsabiny: “When Ezra was praying and confessing sin, weeping and throwing himself on the ground in front of the House of God, many people of Israel gathered (men, women and children). They also cried very bitterly.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Ezra lying face down before the house of God while he prayed, confessing sin and weeping, throngs of Israelite men, women and children gathered around him. They also wept bitterly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While Ezra was-kneeling there in front of the temple of God, and crying (while) praying and confessing the sins of the people of Israel, many Israelinhon men, women, and children were-gathered around him. They were- also -crying loudly.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “While I was kneeling down in front of the temple and praying and crying, I was confessing the sins that the Israeli people had committed. Many people, men and women and children, gathered around me and also cried very much.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
