Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 9:3:

• Kupsabiny: “But the Hivites who lived in Gibeon became clever towards Joshua and company because they had heard what they had done to the people of Jericho and Ai.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The men of Gibeon, however, after they heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But when those from-Gibeon heard what Josue had-done to Jerico and Ai,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When the people who lived in Gibeon city heard that Joshua’s army had defeated the people of Jericho and Ai,” (Source: Translation for Translators)