Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 20:35:
- Kupsabiny: “God helped the soldiers of Israel to kill twenty-five thousand and one hundred soldiers of the clan of Benjamin.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way, by the hand of the Israelites, the LORD defeated the Benjaminites. On that day the Israelites killed 25,100 sword-wielding Benjaminites.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “The LORD caused- the Israelinhon -to-win, and that day they have killed 25,100 Benjaminhon who are armed with sword.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Yahweh enabled the Israeli men to defeat the men of the tribe of Benjamin. They killed 25,000 of them, even though they all were using swords.
This is what happened:” (Source: Translation for Translators)
