Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 3:23:

• Kupsabiny: “The king said, ‘But this issue catches my mouth/leaves me speechless! Here/now this one is saying my son is alive and the one of the other has died, the other one also says that the child which is alive belongs to her, the one of the other has died.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the King said, "One says, ‘This is my son, the dead one is your son,’ and the other one says, ‘No! Your son is the dead one, the living one is my son.’"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “The king said, ‘Each one of you (plur.) wants to own/claim the living child, and none of you (plur.) wants to own/claim the dead child.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Then the king said, ‘Both of you are saying, ‘My baby is the one that is alive and the one that is dead is yours.’ ’” (Source: Translation for Translators)