Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 1:12:
- Kupsabiny: “All the time Hannah was praying, Eli was watching the movement of her lips” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “She continued praying before the LORD for a long time. Eli saw that her mouth was moving.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “While she was-continuing to-pray to the LORD, Eli saw her lips moving/opening-and-closing but her voice could- not -be-heard. Eli thought that she was-drunk.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As she was praying like that to Yahweh, Eli the priest saw Hannah’s lips moving as she was praying.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
