complete verse (1 Samuel 23:7)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 23:7:

  • Kupsabiny: “Soon after, Saul heard that David was in Keilah. Saul’s stomach/head rose (he saw an opportunity) and he said that, ‘It’s now good. God has made me to capture David. Today he will not be able to escape because, he has hidden himself in a city with a wall around it.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Someone told Saul that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered them into my hand. David has gone to confine himself in a city which is surrounded by an enclosure wall, which has gates with solid bars."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Someone told Saul that David had-gone to Keila. So Saul said, ‘God has-handed- him -over to me, for it-seems that he just imprisoned himself/[lit. his own self] by entering a town/city which was-surrounded by a stone-wall.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Soon Saul found out that David was at Keilah. So he said, ‘That is good! God is enabling me to capture him! He has trapped himself in that town, because it has high walls with gates around it.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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