Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:12:
- Kupsabiny: “They shall take all the utensils that used for the work in the Tent of God and tie (them) in a blue cloth, and cover (them) with a softened hippo skin and place (them) on a stretcher they can carry (them) on.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “All the items that are used in the Holy Tent, having been bundled up in blue cloth, must be covered by dolphin skin leather and tied to the carrying pole. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The remaining things which are-used-to-serve (in) the Tent, (must) be also wrap in a blue cloth and the good/fine kind of leather and tied-(it) to the poles which are-used-for-carrying.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘hey must take all the other items that are inside the Sacred Tent and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with a nice covering made from the skins of goats, and place all that on a frame for carrying it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
