Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:15:
- Kupsabiny: “You gave them bread from above when they were hungry and you gave them water which came from (a) rock when they were thirsty. You told them to go and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When they were-hungry, you (sing.) gave them food from heaven. And when they were-thirsty, you (sing.) had- them -drink water from the rock. You (sing.) told them that they will-enter and possess the land which you (sing.) have-promised to give to them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Upon their getting-hungry, you (sing.) fed them with bread that came-from the sky. Upon their getting-thirsty, you (sing.) gave them water that came-from the large rock. You (sing.) told them to go take-possession-of the land that you (sing.) swore to give to them.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- English: “When they were hungry, you gave them manna from the sky; and when they were thirsty, you gave them water from a rock. You commanded them to go and take, from the people who lived there, the land which you had promised to give to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
