Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 13:20:

• Kupsabiny: “That is what made the Israelites go and sharpen the teeth of ox ploughs, hand hoes, axes and harvesting knives where the Philistines were staying.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Israelites also went to the Philistines to sharpen their hand ploughs, spades, axes and sickles.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the Israelinhon still went to the Filistinhon even to-have- the tip of their plows, hoes, axes/hatchets, and sickles -sharpened.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So whenever the Israelis needed to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.” (Source: Translation for Translators)