Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 27:3:
- Kupsabiny: “David lived with his people in that city while each one was staying with his family. David was with his two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail who was the wife of Nabal.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “David went to stay in Gath with Achish, taking his men and their families, his two wives, the Jezreelite Ahinoam and Nabal’s Abigail of Carmen who had no husband.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They stayed there at Gat with Akish. They brought their families there. David also brought his two wives who (were) Ahinoam who came-from-Jezreel and Abigail who came-from-Carmel, the former wife of Nabal.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “David and his men and their families started to live there in Gath, the city where king Achish lived. David’s two wives were with him—Ahinoam from Jezreel, and Nabal’s widow Abigail, from Carmel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
