Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 4:2:
- Kupsabiny: “‘Tell those twelve men who have been chosen from the twelve clans of Israel to each one pick a stone from the middle of the river Jordan where the priests are standing. Then, let (them) bring (them) and arrange (them) where your are going to sleep tonight in tents.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Choose twelve men, one man from each tribe. ” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (sing.)] choose twelve men, one from each/every tribe,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘When you choose the twelve men, one from each tribe, whom I mentioned previously, tell them to pick up large stones from the middle of the Jordan riverbed, where the priests are still standing.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
