Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 8:20:

• Kupsabiny: “And when the men of Ai happened to look behind, they saw smoke that billowed up which came from the city. But there was no chance for them to flee because the soldiers of Israel who were moving towards the wilderness turned against them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw smoke from the city going toward the sky. They were not able to escape, either to this side or that. For the Israelites who had run away towards the wilderness turned back and attacked the ones of Ai who had formerly pursued them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When those from-Ai looked-back, they saw the smoke rising-up from the city. They now had-nowhere to-run, for the Israelinhon whom they had-been-pursuing into the desolate-place suddenly faced them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When the men of Ai looked back, they saw smoke rising from their city. But they could not escape, because the Israeli troops stopped running away.” (Source: Translation for Translators)