Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 18:40:
- Kupsabiny: “Then Elijah said to those people, ‘Take (plur.) those prophets of Baal, but/and let not even one escape.’ Those prophets were caught, and Elijah took them along to the wadi/valley of Kishon to finish/destroy them there.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal, do not spare even one." The people seized them. Then Elijah took them down to the Kishon river and killed them.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Then Elias commanded the people, ‘You (plur.) arrest/seize the prophets of Baal. Not one of them must escape!’ So they captured them and Elias brought them to Kishon place-where- water -flows and killed (them) there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Elijah commanded them, ‘Seize all the prophets of Baal! Do not allow any of them to escape!’ So the people seized all the prophets of Baal, and took them down the mountain to the Kishon Valley, and Elijah killed them all there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
