Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 22:38:
- Kupsabiny: “After that, his chariot was washed at the well of Samaria where adulterers washed themselves. Then, dogs came and licked that blood as God had said.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “His chariot was brought along and washed in the pond of Samaria, where the prostitutes bathed. The dogs licked up and drank his blood. All this happened just as the word of the LORD had declared.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “They washed the chariot at the place-of-bathing in Samaria, where the female who sell their bodies take-a-bath, and his blood were-licked by the dogs. This happened according to what the LORD had-said.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “They washed his chariot alongside the pool in Samaria, a pool where the prostitutes bathed. And dogs came and licked the king’s blood, just like Yahweh had predicted would happen.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
