Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 13:8:

• Kupsabiny: “Saul waited for Samuel for seven days as he was told. But because Samuel did not come to Gilgal, people started withdrawing themselves from Saul.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “According to what Samuel had said, Saul was waiting for seven days but Samuel did not come to Gilgal. And his people started leaving Saul.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Saul waited for Samuel at Gilgal for seven days according-to what Samuel had-told him, but Samuel did- not -arrive. When Saul saw that his companions were-fleeing little-by-little,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Saul waited seven days, which was the number of days that Samuel had told him to wait for him. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal during that time, so many of the men in Saul’s army began to leave him and run away.” (Source: Translation for Translators)