Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 21:34:
- Kupsabiny: “And the people of the clan of Levi that remained, those of the house of Merari, they were given these four cities coming from the land of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “These cities were given to the rest of the tribe of Levi, those of the Merarite clan.
From the tribe of Zebulun,
Jokneam and Kartah” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “The remaining descendants of Levi — the descendants of Merari — received four towns/cities from the land[s] of the tribe of Zebulun. These were the Jokneam, Karta, Dimna, and Nahalal, including their pasturelands.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The other descendants of Levi, the ones who belonged to the Merari clans, were also allotted towns and their surrounding pasturelands.
From the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Zebulun they were allotted four cities. They were Jokneam, Kartah,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
