Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 25:4:
- Kupsabiny: “God said to Moses, ‘Call all the leaders of the people and then kill/strangle all the young men who have sinned at midday while all the people are watching so that the anger that I have towards the people of Israel may subside.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Lord [had] said to Moses, "Arrest all the leaders of these people! Then [so that] the dreadful anger of the LORD may turn away from the Israelites impale them before the LORD in the publicly."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to Moises, ‘Take all the leaders/[lit. heads] of these people, and kill them in my presence while the people are-looking, so-that my great anger against Israel will-be-gone.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh said this to Moses/me: ‘Seize all the leaders of those men who are doing this and execute them while I am watching. Do that in the daytime. After you do that, I will no longer be angry with the Israeli people.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
