complete verse (1 Samuel 27:2)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 27:2:

  • Kupsabiny: “David with his six hundred men/soldiers got up and went to Gath to be under the authority of king Achish.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “So David and his 600 men went to the place of Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “So David and his 600 men went to Akish the king of Gat, the child/(son) of Maoc.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “So David and his 600 men left Israel and went to see Maoch’s son Achish, who was king of Gath city in the Philistia area.” (Source: Translation for Translators)