complete verse (Judges 20:16)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 20:16:

  • Kupsabiny: “The soldiers who used their left hand reached seven hundred. Each one of those soldiers could throw a stone with a sling to hit what they were aiming at without missing.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Seven hundred of the ones chosen were left-handed soldiers. When shooting with a sling shot, they were able to hit the place exactly.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “These 700 who-were chosen are all left-handed and each one of them was expert (in)- slinging/casting-far a stone.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “From all those soldiers there were 700 men who were left-handed, and each of them could sling a stone at a target that was very small and as narrow as a hair, and the stone always hit the target!” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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