Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 10:36:
- Kupsabiny: “We shall be setting aside/dedicating our firstborn sons together with all the firstborns of our cattle and our goats/sheep as the law states. We shall be presenting all these things to the priests in the House of our God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “We (excl.) will- also -bring to the priests who serve in the temple of the LORD our (excl.) first-born males children/(sons), as-well-as the first-born of our (excl.) cows, sheep, and goats, as what was-written in the Law.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Also, we will take to the priests at the temple our firstborn sons and dedicate them to God. And we will also bring firstborn calves and lambs and baby goats to be offered as sacrifices. That is what is written in God’s laws that we must do.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
