Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 11:28:

• Kupsabiny: “But by then, Jeroboam was still a youth and he was a man of strength. But/and when Solomon saw how Jeroboam was doing work, he made him to be in charge of all the workers in the region of Ephraim and that of Manasseh.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Jeroboam was a talented man, and seeing the young man’s hard work, Solomon chose him to be foreman of the volunteer labor force of the tribes of Joseph.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “This Jeroboam was a man with full-of-abilities, and when Solomon had-noticed his being-hard-working, he made him in-charge of all the people who were-forced to work from the tribe of Efraim and Manase.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jeroboam was a very capable young man. So, when Solomon saw that he worked very hard, he appointed him to supervise all the men who were forced to work in the areas where the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim live.” (Source: Translation for Translators)