Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 4:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I asked that angel who had been speaking to me, ‘What do these things mean, sir?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And I asked the angel who had been talking with me, "Oh my lord, what is this?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I asked the angel who was-talking to me, ‘Sir, what (is) the meaning of these seven lamps?’ He answered,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I asked the angel who was talking with me, ‘Sir, what are these?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)