Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 16:3:
- Kupsabiny: “Then went and gathered around Moses and Aaron and said to (them), ‘You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel belongs to God and we are all together with God. Why have you raised/brought yourselves up surpassing all the people of this community of God?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They assembled to rebel against Moses and Aaron and said, "You have raised yourself too much! All the people of the community are holy, and the LORD is among them. Why do you honor yourself above the LORD’s assembly?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They came together-as-a-group to Moises and to Aaron and said, ‘This you (plur.) are-doing to us (excl.) (is) too-much already! Why are- you (plur.) really -setting-(up) yourselves -above the community of the LORD when actually all of us (excl.) were- also -chosen by the LORD to serve him and he goes-with (us) too?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They came together to criticize Aaron and Moses/me. They said to them/us, ‘You two are using more authority than you should! Yahweh has set apart all of us Israeli people, and he is with/helping all of us. So why do you act as though you are more important than the rest of us people who belong to Yahweh ?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
