Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 17:6:
- Kupsabiny: “I have been together with the people of Israel always. I even chose leaders to guard/take care of them. But never did I say to any leader that they should build for me a house of cedar wood.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Wherever I have come and gone with Israel, have I ever asked their leaders, why they had not built a temple from cedar wood for me?’’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “During my transferring-from-place-to-place together-with my people the Israelinhon, I did- not -complain to their leaders/[lit. heads] whom I commanded to take-care of them that they did- not -build me a beautiful temple which was made from cedar wood.’ ’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Wherever I went with all the Israelis as they traveled, I never said to any of their leaders whom I appointed to lead them, ‘Why have you not built me a temple made of cedar wood?’’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
