complete verse (1 Samuel 27:10)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 27:10:

  • Kupsabiny: “Then Achish asked him that, ‘Where did you attack today?’ David replied falsely that, ‘I attacked the lower side of Judah, or the land inhabited by the clan of Jerahmeel or the Kenites.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Achish would ask him like this, "Where did you do your plundering today?" And he would say, "In the Negev country of Judah," or "In the Jerahmeelites’ place" or "In the Negev country of the Kenites."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “When/if Akish asked where they attacked that day, David would-reply that they attacked in the south of Juda or in the Jerameelinhon or the Kenhanon.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Each time Achish would ask David, ‘Where did you go raiding today?’ David would lie to him. Sometimes he would reply that they had gone to the southern part of Judah, and sometimes he would say that they had gone to Jerahmeel, or to the area where the Ken people-group lived.” (Source: Translation for Translators)