Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 3:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Tell the priests who carry the Box of the Covenant, ‘When you (plur.) reach to the brink/shore of the river Jordan, walk inside it a little and stay still there.’ ‘” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “You are to speak like this to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant, ‘When you reach the banks of the Jordan river, go and stand in the water.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Tell the priests who are-carrying the Box of the Agreement that when they now arrived at the River Jordan, they are-to-stop in the water.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Tell the priests who are carrying the chest that contains the Ten Commandments, ‘When you come to the edge of the Jordan River, stand in the water.’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
