Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:12:

• Kupsabiny: “When I killed the first-borns of the Egyptians, I set aside every firstborn boy of an Israelite to become mine. Also the firstborns of the animals you keep became mine. I am God. Instead of making the firstborn sons of the Israelites become mine, I took out the clan of Levi to become mine.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I have taken the Levites instead of the first-born son of every woman in Israel. Therefore, the Levites are my people. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘I chose the descendants of Levi as replacement/substitute of the first-born males of Israel. Each descendant of Levi is mine,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘Note that from all the Israelis, I have chosen the men of the tribe of Levi to take the places of all the firstborn sons of the Israeli people. The male descendants of Levi belong to me,” (Source: Translation for Translators)