Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 2:70:
- Kupsabiny: “So, the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers/guards, people of work/servants of the House of God and other people went to live in Jerusalem and their cities where they had lived long ago.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The priests, the Levites, the singers, the temple guards and those temple servant stayed with the other people in their own cities. And the other people of Israel stayed in their own cities.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Each of them returned to the towns where their families came-from, as-well-as the priests, the Levites, the singers, the guards of the gates/entrance of the temple, and the servants in the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then the priests, the other descendants of Levi, the musicians, the temple guards, and some of the other people started to live in the towns and villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people went to the other places in Israel where their ancestors had lived.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
