Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:17:
- Kupsabiny: “He went with one thousand people of his clan. Ziba was also there, (a) servant from the home of Saul, together with his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurried and they reached earlier there at the river Jordan before the king reached.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He went, taking with him Ziba head servant of Saul’s clan, his fifteen sons and 20 servants, and one thousand Benjaminites. They ran to the Jordan. The king was staying there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “With him were 1,000 Benjaminhon, including here was Ziba the servant of the family of Saul, and his 15 male children and 20 servants. They hurried to meet David at the River Jordan.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “There were 1,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who came with him. And Ziba, who had been the servant of Saul, also hurried down to the Jordan River, bringing 20 of his servants with him. They all came to the king,” (Source: Translation for Translators)
