Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Nehemiah 9:18:

• Kupsabiny: “though they shaped/formed an idol like a calf and went to kneel to it while saying, ‘You are the one that brought us from Egypt!’ These people sinned and abused you terribly.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “even though they made an image of a calf, and said, ‘This is our (excl.) God who have-caused- us (excl.) -to-come-out of Egipto.’ They terribly blaspheme you (sing.)!” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “even though they made a fake cow then they said that that was the god that had led them to leave Egipto and even though they insulted you (sing.) because of the offensive-things that they were doing.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• English: “So, even though their leaders made an idol that resembled a calf and insulted you by saying about the idol, ‘This is our god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ you did not desert them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)