Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 4:5:

• Kupsabiny: “After that, he said to (them), ‘You (plur.) go to that place in the middle of the river where the Box of the Covenant of God is and each person should carry his stone on (the) shoulder.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He said to them, ‘Go to the middle of the Jordan in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. From there each of you is to bring one stone, carrying it on the shoulder for [lit.: according to] the twelve tribes of Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘[You (plur.)] go to the middle of the river, in-front-of the Box of the Agreement of the LORD your God. Each one of you (plur.) is-to-take and is-to-carry-on-(your)-shoulder a stone for each tribe of Israel” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘Go into the middle of the Jordan riverbed, to where the priests are standing, holding the chest that Yahweh, your God, gave you. Each of you must pick up a large stone, one for each tribe, and carry it on your shoulder to our camp.” (Source: Translation for Translators)