Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 9:16:

• Kupsabiny: “But when three days had passed from when Joshua and company had made that treaty with the people of Gibeon, they found out that they were actually neighbors.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Three days after they made the treaty the Israelites learned that they were neighbors, living nearby.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Three days after they made the agreement, the Israelinhon heard that the dwelling-place of those men (was) just close-by indeed to them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Three days later the Israelis found out that the men from Gibeon lived nearby.” (Source: Translation for Translators)