Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 18:7:
- Kupsabiny: “The soldiers of David defeated the soldiers of Israel. Many people reaching to twenty thousand died that day.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “There the Israelites were defeated by David’s soldiers. Twenty thousand men died that day. In this way they were badly destroyed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The soldiers of Israel were-defeated by the soldiers of David. That day very many died — 20,000 men.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “David’s soldiers defeated Absalom’s soldiers. They killed 20,000 of them!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
