Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 11:20:
- Kupsabiny: “he might become annoyed/angry, and ask you that, ‘Why did you (plur.) open the war near wall of the enemy city? Did you (plur.) not know that the enemies might shoot arrows from the top of the wall?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “[if] the king, becoming angry, [asks] "Why did you go so close to the wall? You must have known that arrows would be shot from the wall.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “he might get-angry and he will-ask you, ‘Why did- you (plur.) -get-so -close to the town to fight? Did- you (plur.) not -know that they can-shoot- you (plur.) -with-bows-and-arrows from the wall?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “if David is angry because so many officers were killed, he may ask you, ‘Why did your soldiers go so close to the city to fight ? Did you not know that they would shoot arrows at you while they were standing on top of the city wall ?” (Source: Translation for Translators)
