Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 35:2:
- Newari: “So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him — ‘Throw away the foreign idols that you have with you, and, having purified yourselves, put on other clothing.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So Jacob said to his household and to all his companions, ‘[You (pl.)] throw-away your (pl.) little-gods. [You (pl.)] be-cleaned and change clothes as a symbol of a new and clean life.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So Jacob said to his household and to all the others who were with him, ‘Get rid of the idols you brought from Mesopotamia. Also, bathe yourselves and put on clean clothes.” (Source: Translation for Translators)