Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 21:3:
- Kupsabiny: “(Then) David told those people of Gibeon that, ‘What should I do for you (plur.) so that peace may come and the people of God be blessed?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “What am I to do for you? How will I be able to make atonement so that you will bless the LORD’s progeny?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “and asked, ‘What shall I do for you (plur.) in-order to repay the sin that Saul had-committed to you (plur.)? Tell me, so-that the LORD will-bless again his people.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “and said to them, ‘What shall I do for you? How can I make amends/up for what was done to your people, in order that you will bless us who belong to Yahweh?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
