Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 31:17:
- Kupsabiny: “So, kill all the boys and also every woman who has slept with (a man).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Now, since it is like this, kill off all the male children and women who have slept with a man.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore you (plur.) kill all the male children/(boys), and all the women who-had-slept with a man.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So, now you must kill all the boys of the Midian people-group, and also kill all the women who have had sex with any man.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
