Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 18:10:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, a person of the soldiers of David saw Absalom there hanging on that oak tree. (Then) that person went and told Joab that, ‘I saw Absalom hanging at/in an oak (tree).’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “A certain one of David’s men saw this and spoke to Joab like this, "Truly, I saw Absalom hanging from the branch of a large tree."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When one of the men of David saw this, he went to Joab and said, ‘I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One of David’s soldiers saw what happened, and went and told Joab, ‘I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
