Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Exodus 8:17:

• Kupsabiny: “Aaron stretched out his hand with his stick and struck the ground. The dust in the whole land of Egypt became gnats and it swarmed to the people and the animals.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “They did the same. Aaron stretched out his hand with a stick and hit the dust on the ground. Then the men and animals were covered by the gnats. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They obeyed this, and when Aaron struck his staff/walking-stick on the ground, the dust-particles throughout the land of Egipto became/were-made-into mosquitoes. And the mosquitoes attacked the people and the animals.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Bariai: “Therefore the two of then did like that. Aron lifted up his stick and then struck the ground, and then all the dust of the ground in Isip became sand flies. And sand flies were swarming around humans and tame animals also.” (Source: Bariai Back Translation)
• Opo: “And they did it thus. Aaron reached out hand, took cane, hit dust of earth. Therefore, dust of earth changed into mosquito in country of Egypt all. And mosquito be present on people and animal.” (Source: Opo Back Translation)
• English: “So they/we did that. Aaron struck the ground with his stick, and all over Egypt, the fine particles of ground/dirt became gnats. The gnats covered the people and all their animals.” (Source: Translation for Translators)