complete verse (1 Samuel 9:3)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 9:3:

  • Kupsabiny: “One day, the donkeys of Saul’s father got lost. Then that man told that son of his that, ‘Saul, go with one slave and look for the donkeys.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “One day some of the donkeys of Kish, father of Saul, got lost. So he said to his son, Saul, "Take a servant and go searching for the donkeys."” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Now, the donkeys of Kish were-lost, so he said to his child/(son) Saul, ‘Accompany one of the servants and look/search for the donkeys.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “One day, some of Kish’s female donkeys wandered off. So Kish told Saul, ‘Take one of my servants with you, and go and search for the donkeys!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)