Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 17:4:

• Kupsabiny: “‘Go and tell my servant David, ‘God is saying: You should not build for me a house to live in!” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Go, speak to my servant David like this: ‘This is what the LORD says — You are not the one to build a temple for me to live in. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Go, and tell my servant David that this is what I say: ‘You (sing.) are not the one-who-will-build the temple where I will-live.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “‘Go and tell my servant David that this is what I, Yahweh, am saying to him: ‘You are not the one who should build a temple for me to live in.” (Source: Translation for Translators)