Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 22:48:
- Kupsabiny: “Jehoshaphat constructed ships of trading so that one could go with them and collect gold from Ophir. But those ships never started to go because they shipwrecked at Ezion-geber.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “King Jehoshaphat built merchant ships to bring gold from the land of Ophir. But because they were destroyed in Ezion-geber, the business ships were not able to sail.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Jehoshafat have-made ships for business to travel to Ofir to get gold. But this were- not -able-to-travel because they were-wrecked at Ezion Geber.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Jehoshaphat ordered some Israeli men to build a fleet/group of ships to sail south to the Ophir region to get gold. But they were wrecked at Ezion-Geber/Elath, so the ships never sailed.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
