Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 17:3:

• Kupsabiny: “The Philistines stood on top of a hill where they could see the hill which the Israelites were standing on and a valley was in between them.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “The Philistines stood lined up on one hill and the Israelites stood lined up on the other hill. Between them was the valley.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The Filistinhon gathered on-one-side of the hill/mountain and the Israelinhon on-the-other-side of the hill/mountain, and a valley (was) between them.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with a valley between them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)