Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 4:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Some people carried stones with one hand and had weapons all the time in the other hand.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “who were-building the stone-wall. While they work, the other hand hold the thing for-working and the other hand carry the weapon,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “who were-building the fence. Those who carried-(from one location to another) what was-to-be-used, one of their hands carried weapons and the other, that’s what they used to work.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “Those who carried baskets of supplies on their heads/shoulders and those who built the wall did their work with one hand, and held a weapon with the other hand.” (Source: Translation for Translators)