Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 21:6:
- Kupsabiny: “He answered, ‘I begged/asked Naboth to sell me his field of grapes so that I could give him another field to replace that one, or if not that, he would sell it to me. But, he refused me.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Then he said to her, "I said to Naboth, the Jezreelite ‘Sell me your vineyard or exchange it for another vineyard,’ but he would not give me the vineyard."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “He answered to his wife, ‘I told Nabot that I will-buy his field/vineyard of grapes; or if he prefers I will-exchange (it) for a much better field/vineyard of grapes, but he did- not -agree.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Ahab replied, ‘I talked to Naboth, that man from Jezreel. I told him that I wanted his vineyard. I said, ‘I will buy it from you, or I will give you another vineyard for it.’ But he refused to let me have it.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
