Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 4:10:
- Kupsabiny: “When the war started, the Philistines killed thirty thousand Israelites including those sons of Eli. Those Israelites were defeated and each one of them ran home. Then the Philistines took the Box of the Covenant of God and went with it.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
- Newari: “In this way the Philistines did battle with their great strength and defeated the Israelites. Then all the Israelites went running to their own tents. This time many men were killed. Thirty thousand Israelite soldiers were killed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
- Hiligaynon: “So the Filistinhon fought, and they defeated the Israelinhon. Very many were-killed; 30,000 Israelinhon died. The remaining Israelinhon fled going-towards-home to their place-of-living/dwelling.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
- English: “So the Philistine men fought very hard, and they defeated the Israelis. They killed 30,000 Israeli soldiers, and the other Israeli soldiers fled and ran away to their tents.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
