complete verse (1 Samuel 17:30)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 17:30:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then David turned to someone and asked him the same question. Whenever David asked that question, they responded to him as before.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Then, turning toward another person, trying again [he] asked the same question. As many times as he asked, that many times there was the same answer.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then David yet went to other people and asked also the same question, and their answer to him was also the same.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.” (Source: Translation for Translators)