complete verse (2 Samuel 3:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 3:22:

  • Kupsabiny: “Not long after, Joab returned with some people of David from where they had gone for a raid, and they came with many things which they had plundered from there. Abner was not in Hebron at that time, because David had already released him to go in peace.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Suddenly, as for Joab and David’s men, they came back, having taken goods which they had plundered and brought. But by that time, Abner had gone away happy, and since he had been farewelled, he was not with David in Hebron.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Joab and other men of David arrived there at Hebron from a raid/attacking, and they brought- so much plunder -with-them. But Abner was no-longer there for David had-caused- Abner -to-walk/[meaning to go] not doing anything-(to-him)/[meaning did not harm him].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned to Hebron after raiding one of their enemies’ villages, bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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