Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 9:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Saul went with one slave to look for the donkeys. They went along the hills of Ephraim up to Shalisha, but they did not find the donkeys. They continued looking for it up to the area of Shaalim but they never found any donkey. After that, they went back to the area/district of Benjamin while looking for the donkeys but they never found (them).” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “He went to Shalishah district by way of the hill country of Ephraim, but he was not able to find them there. They went through the district of Shaalim but were not able to find them there either. They went through the territory of Benjamin, but they were also not able to find them there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So Saul and the servant went-(out). They went to the hills/mountains of Efraim/[Efraim] up-to the place of Shalisha, but they did- not -find the donkeys. So they went to the place of Shaalim and to the places of Benjamin, but they also did- not -find (them) there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So Saul did that. He took a servant, and they walked through the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived, and then they went through the areas named Shalishah and Shaalim, and then they went through all the area where the descendants of Benjamin lived, but they could not find the donkeys.” (Source: Translation for Translators)