Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 11:21:
- Kupsabiny: “Moses said to God, ‘I am in charge of six hundred thousand (600,000) men and you are telling me that you will provide meat that they shall eat for one month?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But Moses said, "There are 600,000 men here walking with me. You, however, have said ‘I will give them meat to eat for one month.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Moises said, ‘600,000 (in) all the people who are-with me, and now you (sing.) say that you (sing.) will-give them meat that they will-eat for a period/[lit. inside] of one month?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Moses/I replied to Yahweh, ‘There are 600,000 men plus women and children here with me, so why do you say ‘I will give them plenty of meat every day for a month!’?/it does not seem right for you to say ‘I will give them plenty of meat every day for a month!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
