Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 12:40:

• Kupsabiny: “So those two groups went on singing and praising/giving thanks until/up to the House of God and stood/stopped. I too went and stood there together with the group of leaders I was with.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The two groups who thank God while marching went-straight to the temple of God. I also went-straight there and the half of the officers who were with me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Both the groups reached the temple while they were thanking God. They stood in their places there. The leaders who were with me also stood with me in our places.” (Source: Translation for Translators)