Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:23:

• Kankanaey: “On one-occasion, Lamek called his two spouses and he said to them singing, ‘You my spouses Ada and Zilla, listen please to this that I’m going to sing. There is a young-man who injured me, and-so I killed (him) taking-revenge.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: “Lamech boasted to his wives, saying — ‘Ada and Zillah, hear my words. Wives of Lamech, hear what I have to say. I killed a man because he lifted his hand against me. A young man who wounded me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “One day back-then, Lamec said to his two wives, ‘Ada and Zila my wives, you (pl.) listen to me. I killed a young man for he hurt and wounded me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “One day Lamech said to his two wives, ‘Adah and Zillah, listen carefully to what I am saying. A young man struck me and wounded me, so I killed him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)