Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 17:13:

• Kupsabiny: “Three of Jesse’s sons had joined the soldiers of Saul. Those boys are: Eliab, Abinadab and Shammah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “His eldest, [his] second eldest and [his] third-born sons had been going to battle with Saul. The eldest [was] Eliab, the second eldest [was] Abinadab, and the third-born was Shammah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “His three oldest children/(sons) accompanied/went-with Saul to the battle. The first-born (was) Eliab, and second (was) Abinadab, and the third (was) Shama.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight the Philistines.” (Source: Translation for Translators)