Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 37:21:

• Kankanaey: “When Ruben their older-sibling heard that plan of theirs, he forbade it saying, ‘Let’s not kill him (particle of strong disapproval)!” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Hearing this, Reuben tried to save him from their hands. He said — ‘It is not good to kill.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But when- Reuben -heard their plan, he tried to save Jose. He said, ‘Let- us (incl.) not -kill him.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Reuben heard what they were saying, so he tried to persuade them not to kill Joseph. He said, ‘No, we should not kill him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)