Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 17:12:

• Kupsabiny: “That is when we shall surprise David where he is and fall on him like dew which melt on the ground. We shall destroy him and all his people so that no one will remain.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When we find David, we will attack him just like dew fall on a field, and not even one of his men will remain alive.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Then we (incl.) will-look for David wherever he is, and we (incl.) will-surround him like a dew that engulf on the ground; and he and his men will- all -die.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “We will find your father, wherever he is, and we will attack him from all sides, like dew covers all the ground. And neither he nor any of the soldiers who are with him will survive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)