Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Job 28:10:
- Kupsabiny: “When (they) drill through those clefts/ravines,
they find amazing stones.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “They dig tunnels through the heaps of rock.
Their eyes will see every precious stone.” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “They dig/[lit. make-a-hole] a pathway in the big rocks/stones, and they see the different-kinds of precious stones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “and even the most important men became quiet
and ceased talking in order to hear me speak to them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
