Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 4:23:

• Kankanaey: «On one-occasion, Lamek called his two spouses and he said to them singing, ‘You my spouses Ada and Zilla, listen please to this that I’m going to sing. There is a young-man who injured me, and-so I killed (him) taking-revenge.» (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Newari: «Lamech boasted to his wives, saying — ‘Ada and Zillah, hear my words. Wives of Lamech, hear what I have to say. I killed a man because he lifted his hand against me. A young man who wounded me.» (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: «One day back-then, Lamec said to his two wives, ‘Ada and Zila my wives, you (pl.) listen to me. I killed a young man for he hurt and wounded me.» (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: «One day Lamech said to his two wives, ‘Adah and Zillah, listen carefully to what I am saying. A young man struck me and wounded me, so I killed him.» (Source: Translation for Translators)