Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 9:26:
- Kupsabiny: “There were four big/leading guards who were always nearby. They were assigned to be in charge of the rooms where the golden utensils and the silver/money and all the things in the House of God were being kept.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The four people who were the main guards were Levites. The rooms and the property of God’s temple were their responsibility.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But the four leading/[lit. head] guards, who were descendants of Levi, were responsible for the rooms and for the store-houses of the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There were four descendants of Levi who worked every day, and they supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
