Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 8:12:
- Kupsabiny: “David collected/raided those things from the nations/communities of Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, Philistines and Amalekites. There were also things that David had taken from Hadadezer.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “King David dedicated those vessels to the LORD. He also dedicated the gold and silver that he had taken from all the lands he had defeated, the Edomites, Ammonites, Philistines and the Amalekites. As well as dedicated things obtained from Hadadezer, son of Rehob, King of Zobah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Edom, Moab, Ammon, Filistia, and Amalek. He also offered what they took-by-force from King Hadadezer of Zoba, the child of Rehob.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They had taken items from the Edom people-group and the Moab people-group, from the Ammon people-group, from the Philistia people, and from the descendants of Amalek, as well as from the people that Hadadezer previously ruled.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
