Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 21:2:

• Kupsabiny: “They said, ‘God told Moses that we should be given cities for us to live in and where we can graze our animals.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “at Shiloh in Canaan and they spoke like this, "The LORD has given you instructions through Moses to give us cities to live in with space around them for grazing our cattle."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “there at Shilo in the land of Canaan. They said, ‘The LORD commanded through Moises that we (excl.) would-be-given the towns/cities where we (excl.) will-live and pasturelands for our (excl.) animals.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “While Eleazar the Supreme Priest and Joshua and the leaders of all the Israeli tribes were at Shiloh, the leaders of the clans of the tribe of Levi went to them and said, ‘Yahweh commanded Moses that you should give us towns where we can have pasture/fields/grassland for our animals, but you have not done these things yet.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)