Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 4:18:

• Kupsabiny: “Every builder had his own sword. But I stayed with (a/the) person who blew the (alarm) horn so that he would blow it when necessary.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “and they still gird a sword. The one-who-sounded the trumpet was on my side.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “All who worked, they kept-strapped-on their swords. Those who blew-trumpets also stayed-beside me.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “All those who were building the wall had a dagger fastened to their side. The man who would blow the trumpet if our enemies attacked was standing at my side.” (Source: Translation for Translators)