Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 16:8:
- Kupsabiny: “That border headed west at Tappuah following the wadi of Kanah and entered the ocean. This is the land that was given to the clan of Ephraim” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “From Tappuah that boundary comes west down to the brook of Kanah and ends at the sea. This was the territory as inheritance that was given to the tribe of Ephraim, clan by clan.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “From Tapua, the boundary goes-towards the west, and passes-through Kana place-where- water -flows up-to the Sea of Mediteraneo. This is the land which was-given to the tribe of Efraim which was-divided/partitioned according-to each family.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The northern border extended from Tappuah west to Kanah Ravine, and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. That was the land that was allotted to the tribe of Ephraim.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
