Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 7:13:
- Kupsabiny: “Tell the people to cleanse themselves so that they can stand before me tomorrow. Tell them that there is a man who has taken things that were dedicated to me, something that has brought serious sin to the people of Israel. You will not defeat your enemies until when that man who made the sin come to you has been destroyed.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Go, purify the people! Speak to them like this, ‘Make yourselves pure for tomorrow. For the LORD, the God of Israel has spoken like this — O Israel, you have some devoted things among you. Until you remove it, you will not be able to stand before your enemies.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “‘[You (sing.)] stand-up and tell the people that they are-to-be-cleansed for tomorrow because I, the LORD God of Israel, says: ‘You (plur.) Israelinhon, you (plur.) hid (some of) the things which were-offered entirely to me. You (plur.) can- not -fight-against your (plur.) enemies until these things are- not -taken-away from you (plur.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “‘Now go and tell this to the people: ‘Tomorrow you must perform the rituals that will cause yourselves to become acceptable to Yahweh again. Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship, says that one of you has kept things that he told you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you get rid of those things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
