Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 50:16:

• Kankanaey: “Therefore they sent someone to go tell Jose, ‘Before the death of our father,” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “So they sent to Joseph to cause it to be said like this — Before [he] died your father told us to speak to you like this –” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So they sent a message to Jose saying, ‘Our (incl.) father before he died left-behind-(instructions)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So they sent someone to tell this to Joseph for them: ‘Before our father died, he told us this:” (Source: Translation for Translators)