Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 23:13:
- Kupsabiny: “In the days of harvest when David was in cave of Adullam, three soldiers from the thirty very fierce ones went to where David was. The Philistines had already pitched/built their camp in (the) valley of Rephaites.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “During the harvest time, three very famous soldiers from among the 30 chief soldiers went down to David’s place above the rock located near the cave of Adullam. The Philistines had camped and were staying in the valley of Rephaim” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “One time during harvest-season, the three men of David came to him there at the cave of Adulam. These three were members of the 30 mighty men of David. The Filistinhon were-camped at-that-time at the Valley of Refaim” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Altogether there were 30 special warriors among David’s soldiers. Once, when it was almost time to harvest the crops, three of those 30 men went down to Adullam Cave, where David was staying. A group of men from the Philistia army had set up their tents in Rephaim Valley near Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
