Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Isaiah 37:8:
- Kupsabiny: “It was (the time) when the assistant left Jerusalem going to where king Sennacherib was. But he then discovered/found out that the king had already left Lachish and he was fighting against the city of Libnah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “The captain heard that the Assyrian king had gone from Lachish and was waging war on Libnah, so the captain went there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “Now, when the commander of the soldiers of Asiria heard that their king has already left Lakish and fought (against) Libna, he went there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “The official from Assyria found out that the King of Assyria and his army had captured Lachish city and that they were attacking Libnah, which is a nearby city. So the official left Jerusalem and went to Libnah to report to the king what had happened in Jerusalem.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
