Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 16:34:
- Kupsabiny: “When all the people of Israel who were there had seen that, they fled saying, ‘The land/earth might also swallow us!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The people who were there, hearing the sound of shrieking, went running away, thinking, "The earth will also swallow us up."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “All the Israelinhon who were there in their surrounding fled when they heard their screaming, for they are-thinking that they might be-swallowed by the ground too.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They screamed as they fell, and all the people who were standing nearby heard them scream. The people were terrified and cried out as they ran away, saying, ‘We do not want the ground to swallow us also!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
