Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ezra 4:21:

• Kupsabiny: “Therefore stop these people so that (they) may not continue to build this city until I myself give the authority.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So, until I give another decree, give these people the command to stop the work of building the city.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Now, you (plur.) command to have these people stop now the building/[lit. cause-to-stand] again of the city until I have- not yet -commanded it to-be-built.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So you must command that the people must stop rebuilding the city. Only if I tell them that they may rebuild it will they be allowed to continue.” (Source: Translation for Translators)