Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:10:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I took my stick that I had called "Mercy’ and I broke it to show that the covenant that God made with all his clans has been broken.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And I took the stick called ‘mercy’ and broke it into two pieces to show that I had broken the covenant with all the nations.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “‘Then I took the staff called Pleasant and I broke it as a symbol that the LORD cancelled/abolished his agreement/covenant to all the people.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then I took the staff that I had named ‘Kindness’ and I broke it. That showed that Yahweh was annulling/canceling the agreement that he had made with all the people-groups.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:11:

• Kupsabiny: “That covenant was broken on that day. When the people who were selling sheep saw that word/thing, they knew that it was God who had been speaking through me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Thus that very day the covenant was broken. The miserable, neglected sheep watched what I was doing. They knew that the LORD was speaking through my works.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So in that day that covenant/agreement was-cancelled/abolished. And the sheep merchants/business (men) that were-watching me knew that the LORD has a message through this that I did.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So that agreement was ended immediately. And the men who bought and sold sheep who were watching me knew by seeing what I was doing that I was giving them a message from Yahweh.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:12:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I said to the people/owners of those sheep, ‘If you see it as good, pay me for what I have been doing, but if you see that it is not good, you stay with (it).’ Then those people paid me thirty pieces of silver.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I said to them, "If you think it good, give me my wages, but if not, don’t give me my wages." And they gave me thirty pieces of silver as wages.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “I told them, ‘If you (plur.) think that I need to-be-paid, you (plur.) give me my wage(s). But if not, you (plur.) can have it/[lit. to you (plur.) now just that(-belongs)].’ So they paid me 30 pieces of silver as my wages.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “I told them, ‘If you think it is what you should do, pay me for taking care of the sheep. If you do not think that is what you should do, do not pay me.’ So they paid me only 30 pieces of silver.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Then God said to me, ‘Give (it/them) to (the) man who prepares/makes pots because these are the silvers that were considered to be fitting/suitable for me.’ Then I took those thirty pieces of silver and gave (them) to the man who made pots at the Home of God.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And LORD said to me, "give it to the potter." This is a big price they set for my work. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and put them in the treasury of the Lord’s temple.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to me, ‘Throw that money to the place-to-keep money in the temple.’ So I took the 30 pieces of silver, that in their thinking this (is the) right amount of wages for me, and I throw this to the place-to-keep-money in the temple of the LORD.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Yahweh said to me, ‘That is a ridiculously small amount of money that they have paid you! So throw it to the man who makes clay pots!’ So I took the silver to the temple of Yahweh, and I threw it in the chest where the offerings/money is kept.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:14:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, I broke my second staff that I had called ‘Togetherness’. In this way I showed that the togetherness/unity which the people of Judah had with those of Israel had been broken.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “And I took the stick called ‘unity’ and broke it in two pieces to show that the relationship between Judah and Israel was broken.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then I broke the second staff called Unity as a symbol that the good relationship of Juda and Israel was cut-off.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then I broke my second staff, the one that I named ‘Union’. That indicated that Judah and Israel would no longer be united.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:15:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, God said to me, ‘Again look after sheep and do not guard them well.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then LORD said to me, ‘once again you take up the equipment of the foolish shepherd.’” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The LORD said to me again, ‘You (sing.) pretend that you (sing.) (are) one of the watchers of sheep that (is of) no value.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Yahweh said to me, ‘Take again the things that a foolish shepherd uses,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Zechariah 11:16:

• Kupsabiny: “Do like that because I shall give/provide a shepherd who has no mercy with the sheep that are about to be destroyed or those that are lost, or those that are wounded. And again, (he) does not feed the sheep that are alive, but eats the fat ones up to their hooves.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “I will appoint another shepherd to look after my flock. He will not care for the lost sheep. He will not gather the scattered sheep. He will not even heal the wounded. He will not graze even those who are healthy. He will eat the meat of the best of sheep, and he will tear off their hooves.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “For I will-put/place a leader on the land of Israel like a worthless shepherd: he/she would- not -help the sheep that (is) almost dying, or look for the lost, or give-medication to-the ones-(that) have-wounds, or let the thin-ones graze. But he/she will-eat the meat of the fat sheep and will-tear-off their nails to finish-up.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “because I am going to appoint a new king for the people, one who will not take care of my people. He will be like a foolish shepherd: He will not take care of those who are dying, those who are very young, those who have been injured, or those who do not have enough food. Instead, he will treat them very cruelly, like a shepherd who would kill and eat the best sheep and tear off their hoofs.” (Source: Translation for Translators)