Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Deuteronomy 2:21:
- Kupsabiny: “Those people were many and had much power. And also they were tall like the Anakites. But God helped the Ammonites to defeat those people and live in their land.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They were strong, numerous and tall like the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them before the Ammonites. The Ammonites drove them out and settled in their place.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They were numerous and strong, and tall like the descendants of Anak. But the LORD destroyed them among the Ammonhon. The Ammonhon drove- them -out and settled their land.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They were a large and powerful group, who were as tall as the descendants of Anak. But Yahweh got rid of them, and the Ammon people-group expelled them and took their land away from them and started to live there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
