Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 19:12:
- Kupsabiny: “He must cleanse himself with the ceremonial water on the third day and the seventh, and that is when he shall become clean. But if he does not do that, that person is unclean.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He must purify himself like this with that water on the third day and on the seventh day, then he will be clean. If he does not purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not be clean.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He must clean himself with water which is-used for becoming-clean on the third and seventh day, then he will- now -be-considered clean. But if he will- not -be-cleansed on the third and seventh day, he will- not -be-considered clean.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “On the third day and on the seventh day after touching a corpse, in order to become acceptable to me again, they must have sprinkled on them some of that water for removing the guilt of their sin. If they do not do that on both of those days, they will continue to be unacceptable to me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
