Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 30:11:
- Kupsabiny: “As they were travelling along the road, they met an Egyptian man. When they met that man, they caught (him) and took (him) to David. When they had taken that man there, he was fed (given food) and given water to drink.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “And in the field they met an Egyptian and they brought him to David. They gave him some food to eat and some water to drink.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, the men of David saw a Egyptian in a field, and they brought him to David. They gave him water and bread” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “As David and the 400 men were going, they saw a man from Egypt in a field; so they took him to David. They gave the man some water to drink and some food to eat.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
