Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 11:7:
- Kupsabiny: “But Jephthah told the leaders of Gilead, ‘Why are you crying to me and you have chased me from our home. What have you now seen/realized in order to come to me? Is it because suffering has come to you?’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “But Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead — "Despising me, you sent me hither, out of my father’s house, didn’t you? Why have you come to me now that you are in trouble?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “But Jefta replied, ‘(Is it) not so that you (plur.) were angry with me and you (plur.) drove- me -away from the house of my father? Now that you (plur.) are in difficulty, you (plur.) would-ask-for help from me?’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “But Jephthah replied, ‘You hated me previously! You forced me to leave my father’s house! So why are you coming to me now, asking me to help you when you are experiencing trouble?’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
