Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 2:27:
- Kupsabiny:
Three clans shall set up on the North side and the clan of Dan shall be in charge. Those clans are these:
| Clan |
Leader |
Number of soldiers |
| Dan |
Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai |
62,700 |
| Asher |
Pagiel son of Ochran |
41,500 |
| Naphtali |
Ahira son of Enan |
53,400 |
Total/all is 157,600.
The community of Dan shall be going/moving after the others as their flags are.
(Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Alongside them the tribe of Asher must set up camp. The leader of the men of the tribe of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
‘The tribes of Dan, Asher, and Nephtali are-to-camp on the north, under the banner of their own/[lit. each] tribe. These are the names of their leaders/[lit. heads] and the numbers of their people/men:
| Tribe |
Leader |
Number |
| Dan |
Ahiezer son of Amishadai |
62,700 |
| Asher |
Pagiel son of Ocran |
41,500 |
| Naftali |
Ahira son of Enan |
53,400 |
(Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Pagiel, the son of Ocran, will be the leader of the 41,500 men of the tribe of Asher.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 35:26:
- Kupsabiny: “The other deeds of Josiah and how he had focused on the law of God are written in the book about the life of the kings of Israel and Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “All the things that happened while Josiah was king, such as what has been written in the law of the LORD,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The other stories concerning the reign of Josia, from the beginning till the end, were-written in the Book of the History of the King of Israel and Juda. (It)-was- also -written here concerning the love of Josia to the LORD which he showed by obeying the Command of the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “A record of the other things that happened while Josiah ruled, from the time he started to rule until he died, including how he faithfully honored God by obeying everything that was written in the laws of Yahweh, is in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah’.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 34:31:
- Newari: “They said in reply — ‘Then is it good for him to treat our sister like a prostitute?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the two replied, ‘Shall- we (excl.) just -pay-no-attention that our (excl.) sister is-treated as-if (she was) a woman who sells her body?'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But they replied, ‘Should we have allowed Shechem to treat our sister like a prostitute?/We could not just let Shechem treat our sister like a prostitute!'” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 15:23:
- Kupsabiny: “All other deeds of Asa and his authority are written in the book which is about the life of the kings of Judah. But when Asa became old, a certain disease weakened/paralyzed his legs.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “All the things that happened while Asa was king, concerning all his achievements and about the cities that he built, has been written in the book of the history of the kings of Judah. When he became an old man, his feet became diseased.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The other story about the reign of Asa, and his famous deeds and all that he had-done, including the towns which he caused-to-be-firm/strong, were-written in the Book of the History of the Kings of Juda. When Asa was already old he had foot disease.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 7:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, God said again to me,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then the word of LORD came again to Zechariah,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD said again to Zacarias,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh gave another message to me, saying” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 22:12:
- Kupsabiny: “When the people of Israel heard those words the whole community went to Shilo wanting to fight the other communities of the east.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “the whole community of Israel gathered at Shiloh to go fight with them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, the other Israelinhon heard-the-news that the tribe of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manase had-set-up/built/[lit. -caused-to-stand] an altar on the boundary of Canaan at Gelilot, near the River of Jordan. So they gathered at Shilo to fight against them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They became very angry with the men of those tribes, so they decided to fight them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Song of Solomon 5:14:
- Kupsabiny: “His hands/arms are powerful
and he wears golden necklaces.
His body is smooth like round, smooth stones
and he is decorated with amazing stones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “His arms are like a rod of gold set with topaz.
His belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “His forearms (are) like rods of gold with precious/[lit. expensive] stones. His body (is) just like a shined tusk/[lit. eye-tooth] of an elephant which was-decorated with sapphire/[safiro] stone.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “His arms are like gold bars/rods
that are decorated with precious stones/jewels.
His body is like a column/pillar of ivory
that is decorated with sapphires/valuable blue stones.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 3:25:
- Kupsabiny: “The house of Gershon must take care of the cloths that were used to cover that Tent and the curtain that closed off where one enters the Tent.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The Gershonites were given the responsibility to care for the Holy Tent, its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the Holy Tent,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They were-entrusted to take-care of these things of the Meeting-Together-Place Tent: the coverings, the curtain at the entrance of the Tent,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Their work was to take care of the Sacred Tent, including the coverings of the tent, the curtain at the entrance of the tent,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
