Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 17:4:
- Kupsabiny: “His mother took part of those pieces of silver which amounted to two hundred and brought them to a person who worked with silver. That one prepared two things from that silver which are shaped and formed. Those idols were placed in the home of Micah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But he gave that silver back to his mother. And [his] mother took 200 silver pieces and gave them to a silversmith. From that he made an image and an idol. And these were put in Micah’s house.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then his mother took 200 silver-(pieces) and gave (them) to the silversmith. And the silversmith used them as a coating to the wooden image. When it was-finished already, this little-god was placed/put in the house of Micas.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So when he gave all the silver to his mother, she took 200 pieces/about 5 pounds/1.6 kg. of it to a silversmith/man who made things from silver. With the silver that man made an idol and a statue, and gave them to Micah. Micah put them in his house.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
