Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 31:8:
- Kupsabiny: “They even killed five kings of those people. Those were: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba. They also killed Balaam son of Beor.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “As it happened, the five kings of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba were also among the men who died. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with the sword.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Among whom they killed were the five kings of Midian who were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed Balaam the child of Beor by sword.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Among those whom they killed were the five kings of the Midian people-group—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed with a sword Balaam, the son of Beor.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
