Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 5:18:

• Kupsabiny: “There were other/some people of the city of Gebal who used to help the people of Solomon and those of Hiram preparing stones and trees/logs to be used to build God’s house.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “With the men of Gebal, the workmen of Solomon and Hiram prepared to build the temple by cutting wood and stone.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So the men of Solomon and Hiram together with those who come-from-Gebal prepared the stones and woods for the building of the temple.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Solomon’s workers and Hiram’s workers and men from Gebal/Byblos city shaped the stones and prepared the timber to build the temple.” (Source: Translation for Translators)