Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 4:47:
- Kupsabiny:
So, Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the clans counted the people as God has told them. The three houses that hailed from the clan of Levi were counted according to their houses. Those were: House of Kohath, Gershon and Merari. The men who had thirty years up to fifty were counted so they could work in the Tent of God. The list was like this:
House Counting Kohath 2,750 Gershon 2,630 Merari 3,200 Total number 8,580 (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The ones who came to carry loads and to do work in the Tent of Meeting who were between 30 and 50 years old,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon:
To follow the command of the LORD, Moises, Aaron and the leaders of the community of Israel census the descendants of Kohat, Gershon, and Merari according to their relatives and families. They counted all the men that ages from 30 to 50 years old who were able to serve the Meeting-Together-Place, and these are their number:
Family Number Kohat 2,750 Gershon 2,630 Merari 3,200 The total of their number, 8,580 all.
(Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They/We counted all the men who were between 30 and 50 years old. They were ones who were able to work at the Sacred Tent and who carried the tent and everything that was connected with it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
