Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 22:24:
- Kupsabiny: “But we did like that thinking that your people might one day say, ‘You (plur.) do not have the right to worship the God of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “No, it’s not like that. We are afraid that later on your descendants will later our descendants, saying, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD God of Israel? ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘We (excl.) did this because we (excl.) (were) afraid that maybe in a later time your (plur.) descendants will-say to our (excl.) descendants, ‘What (is) your (plur.) involvement/what do- you (plur.) -have-to-do with the LORD, the God of Israel?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘his is the reason that we built that altar: We were afraid/worried that some day your descendants would say that our descendants are not true Israelis. We were afraid that then they would say, ‘You are not allowed to worship Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
