Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Judges 8:18:
- Kupsabiny: “Then, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, ‘How were those people you killed there at Tabor?’ The answer was, ‘You were alike, because they were like children of a king.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “At that time he asked Zeba and Zalmunna — "How did the men you killed at Tabot look?"
They responded — "They looked like you, their faces all looked like the sons of a king."” (Source: Newari Back Translation) - Hiligaynon: “Then Gideon asked Zeba and Zalmuna, ‘What is the appearance/face of the men whom you (plur.) killed in Tabor?’ They replied, ‘The-same-as you (sing.), like children of a king.’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, ‘The men you killed near Tabor Mountain, what did they look like?’
They replied, ‘They were like you; they all looked like they were sons of a king.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)
