Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 9:12:
- Kupsabiny: “You just look at this food. It was warm we came with it but it has become stale and has gone bad.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “We took bread that was hot on the day we left home to come to meet you. But look! Today this bread is dry and moldy. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Look-(at) our (excl.) bread, this (was) still hot when we (excl.) left, but now (it is) already hard and already crumbly.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Look at our bread. It was fresh and warm from having been baked on the day that we left our area, but now it is dry and moldy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
