Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 32:6:
- Kankanaey: “The slaves went to go tell Esau what Jacob had commanded them. When they returned then, they said reporting-bad-news, ‘We (excl.) met your (sing.) older-sibling on the trail. He is following-us (excl.) to go meet you (sing.) accompanying four hundred men.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Newari: “The men he sent came back and said to him — ‘Taking four hundred men he is now coming to meet you.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When those (who) were-commanded by Jacob returned, they said, ‘We (excl.) were-able-to-go to Esau, and he is- already -coming-towards here to-meet you (sing.). He had with him 400 men.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The messengers went and gave that message to Esau. When they returned to Jacob, they said, ‘We went to your older brother Esau. Now he is coming to you, and 400 men are coming with him.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)