Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 33:40:

• Kupsabiny: “At that time the king of Arad who lived in the South side of Canaan heard that the Israelites were coming.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev of the land of Canaan, heard the report that the Israelites were coming.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “That time, the Canaanite king of Arad, who live in Negev which is under-the-jurisdiction of Canaan, have-heard-the-news that the people of Israel are-coming.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “(That was when the king of Arad city heard that the/we Israelis were coming. Arad was in the southern part of Canaan, where the Canaan people-group lived.)” (Source: Translation for Translators)