Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 21:21:
- Kupsabiny: “This person used to mock the Israelites. But Jonathan son of Shimeah killed him. Shimeah was a brother to David.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “He taunted the Israelites and Jonathan, son of Shimeah, David’s elder brother killed him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “When he mocked the Israelinhon, he was-killed by Jonatan the child of Shimea the brother of David.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But when he made fun of/ridiculed the men in the Israeli army, Jonathan, the son of David’s older brother Shimeah, killed him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
