Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 21:7:
- Kupsabiny: “Where are we to find women/wives who can marry the remaining men since we vowed that we would never give them our girls/daughters to marry.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Where do we get women for the remaining Benjaminite men? For we have sworn an oath before the LORD that we will not give our daughters [to them] in marriage.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Where can- we (incl.) -look for-a-wife for the remaining Benjaminhon, for we (incl.) have- already -promised the LORD that we (incl.) will- never -cause-to-become-wife with them our (incl.) female children/(daughters)?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh heard us solemnly declare that we would not allow any of our daughters to marry any man from the tribe of Benjamin. What can we do to make certain that the men of the tribe of Benjamin who were not killed will have wives?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
