Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 26:4:

• Kupsabiny: “He sent his spies to go and check whether Saul was really in that wilderness. When those spies returned, they told David that truly Saul was in that place.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “David sent people to spy. And indeed, he learned that Saul had actually come.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “he sent-(out) spies, and he learned that Saul had- definitely also -arrived.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “he sent some spies to find out for certain that Saul had come to Hakilah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)