Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 4:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Those soldiers reached (the number) forty thousand. They headed for the plain of Jericho being ready with weapons for battle.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “About forty thousand men holding their weapons crossed over the river before the LORD to do battle and went towards the plains of Jericho.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These 40,000 armed men passed-through in the presence of the LORD and went to the valley of Jerico in-order to-fight-against (against their enemies).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As Yahweh was watching, there were about 40,000 of those soldiers, carrying weapons ready for battle, who crossed the riverbed to the plains near Jericho, ready to fight.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
