complete verse (Judges 15:15)

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

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Samson saw a jawbone of a donkey on the ground. He reached for that bone, picked it up and killed one thousand Philistines.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “He found the new jawbone of a donkey, and, taking it with his hand he killed a thousand men with it.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then he saw a jawbone of a donkey that has- just -died recently. He took it and used (it) to kill the 1,000 Filistinhon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then he saw a donkey’s jawbone lying on the ground. It was fresh, so it was hard. He picked it up and killed about 1,000 Philistine men with it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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