Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Numbers 35:8:
- Kupsabiny: “Each clan shall give the Levites cities in the land that they have been given (as an inheritance). A big clan gives many, and a small clan gives few.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “These cities come from the properties of all Israel. From the larger tribes there were many and from the smaller tribes there were fewer that were given to the Levites. From all the tribes, cities were given in inheritance to the size of their area.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “These towns will-come from the lands of the tribes of Israel. The tribe which-is bigger/larger will-give many towns, and the tribe which-is fewer/smaller will-give fewer.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The Israeli tribes that have the most people must give them more cities than the tribes that have fewer people give. Each tribe must give some of its cities to the descendants of Levi, but the tribes that have more land must give more cities, and the tribes that have less land will give fewer cities.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
