Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 18:19:
- Kupsabiny: “In spite of that, when the day that Merab was to be given to David reached, that girl was turned over to someone called Adriel of Mehola to marry her.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The time came for Saul’s daughter Merab to be married to David and then Merab just married Adriel, who lived in Meholah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When the time to-have- Merab now -married to David, Saul had- Merab -married to Adriel who (was) from-Mehola.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So, when it was time for Merab to be given to David to become his wife, instead, Saul gave her to a man named Adriel, from Meholah town.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
