Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 19:16:
- Kupsabiny: “A person who is outside and holds on to the body of (a person) who has been killed, or who has died, or a person who has held on to a bone of a person or a hole/grave for a corpse, that person is unclean for seven days.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Furthermore, if any person touches a person killed outside by the sword or a person who dies a natural death, or if anyone touches a bone of a corpse, or a grave, he will be unclean for seven days. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘(It) will-be-considered also as unclean/dirty for a period/[lit. inside] of seven days anyone who is outside the camp who touched a dead-body/corpse that was-killed or just died a natural death. (It) is also with the one-who-has-touched a bone of a man or who-has-touched a grave.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “If someone who is out in a field touches the corpse of someone who was murdered, or who died from natural causes, or if someone touches a bone from some human or touches a grave, that person will be unacceptable to me for seven days.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
