Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:13:
- 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: “For all the first-borns are mine. On the day that I killed all the first-born in Egypt, I separated out all the first-born of Israel for myself, both people and animals. They are all mine. I am the LORD."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “for each first-born male (is) mine. When I killed all the first-born male of the Egiptohanon, I separated for myself all the first-born male of Israel, whether man or animal. So they (are) mine. I am the LORD.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “because truly all the firstborn males belong to me. That is because on the day that I killed all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt, I spared all the firstborn sons of the Israelis and set them apart for myself. I also set apart the firstborn males of your domestic animals. They belong to me, Yahweh.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
