complete verse (1 Samuel 18:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 18:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “They were singing that,
    ‘Saul has killed many people,
    but David, he has killed countless!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Rejoicing, the girls sang songs like this,
    "Saul has killed thousands,
    And David has killed
    thousands and thousands.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “This was their song:
    ‘Saul has-killed a thousand, but David on-the-other-hand ten thousand.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “As they danced, they sang this song to each other:
    ‘Saul has killed 1,000 enemy soldiers,
    But David has killed 10,000 of them.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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