Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 3:23:
- Kupsabiny: “And when they saw that, they said, ‘But this is blood! Truly those rulers have fought one another alone and have killed one another. What else is there to do than let us the people of Moab go and plunder/take over the(ir) things!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “They said, "This is blood. It might be that those kings have fought one another and killed each other. Let’s go and plunder their camp."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They said, ‘That is blood! Surely the three kings have-fought and killed-each-other. So we (excl.) will-take their properties!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They exclaimed, ‘It is blood! The three enemy armies must have fought and killed each other! So let’s go and take everything that they have left!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
