Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 15:5:

• Kupsabiny: “After that, Saul went with his soldiers to the capital/big city of the Amalekites and guarded (waiting) for them in a certain valley.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Saul went with his soldiers to a city of Amalek and there in a narrow ravine were on guard to fight.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then Saul and-company went to the city of Amalek, and they waited in the place-where- water -flows to-attack.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then Saul went with his army to a town where some of the Amalek people-group lived. His army prepared to attack them suddenly by hiding in the valley.” (Source: Translation for Translators)