Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 20:42:

• Kupsabiny: “Then they fled heading to the wilderness. But the soldiers of Israel pursued (them) and killed very many. The others who were burning the city joined in that battle.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So they ran away before the Israelites toward the desert. But they were not able to escape. The Israelites who came out of their cities caught benjaminites and killed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “They fled to the desert/desolate-place, but they were pursued by the Israelinhon who came-out from the city.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So the men of the tribe of Benjamin tried to run away toward the desert to escape from the Israeli men, but they were not able to escape, because the Israeli men who had burned the two cities came out of those cities and killed many of them.” (Source: Translation for Translators)