Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 22:6:
- Kupsabiny: “One day, Saul sat under a tree on mount Gibeah having a spear and there were some leaders standing around him. Then, Saul received news that David plus his people had been seen/appeared in Juda.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now Saul heard-the-news that David and his men had-been-discovered. Saul was-sitting at-that-time under the tamarisk/[tamariska] tree, there on the hill/mountain of Gibea. He was-holding-(in-his-hand) a spear, and around him were-standing all his officials.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “One day, someone told Saul that David and his men had arrived in Judah. On that day, Saul was sitting underneath the tamarisk tree on a hill at Gibeah town. He was holding his spear, and was surrounded by his army officers.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
