Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 3:33:
- Kupsabiny: “David sang this song mourning for Abner.
‘Oh, Abner!
Why did you die like a fool?” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation) - Newari: “Then the king sang [lit.: made] this song of lamentation for Abner,
"What, did Abner have to die like a criminal?” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “King David sang this lament for Abner:
‘Why-is-it that Abner died like a criminal?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation) - English: “David sang this sad song to lament for Abner:
‘t is not right that Abner died like outlaws die!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
