Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 7:5:
- Kupsabiny: “So, Gideon, took his people to the river. When they arrived, God said to Gideon, ‘Set aside the people who lie down on their stomachs and lap water with their tongues like a dog to depart from where those are who kneel down and draw water with the hand to drink.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “So Gideon took the men along to the river. The LORD said — "Keep to one side anyone who drinks water, lapping like a dog, [and] anyone who kneels down to drink water, keep to the other side."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Therefore Gideon brought them to the river. And there the LORD said, ‘Separate-out all who drink the water with their hands as if like a dog that laps/gulps, and separate also the-(ones-who) drink kneeling-down.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “When Gideon took the men down to the spring, Yahweh told him, ‘When they drink, put into one group the ones who scoop the water into their hands, and then lap it up like dogs do. Put into another group the ones who kneel down and bend over and drink with their mouths in the water.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
