Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 21:40:

• Kupsabiny: “So, all the cities that were given to the house of Merari were twenty-two.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Merarite clan, the last of the remaining clans of Levi, was given twelve cities in all.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “12 towns/cities (in)-all, including their pasturelands, (were) what the descendants of Merari from the tribe of Levi received.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Altogether twelve cities were allotted to the Merari clans.” (Source: Translation for Translators)