complete verse (1 Samuel 1:1)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Samuel 1:1:

  • Kupsabiny: “There was a man called Elkanah son of Jeroham. He was the grandson of Elihu the son of Tohu who was from the house of Zuph. Some time back, that man was from Bethlehem, but he came and lived in the city of Ramah in the mountains of Ephraim.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah city in the region of Zupha in the hill country of Ephraim he was the son of Jeroham, the grandson of Elihu, the great grandson of Tohu, and the great-great-grandson of Zuph He was tribe of Ephraim.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “There was a man who (was) a descendant of Zuf whose/[lit. who his] name was Elkana. He/[lit. this him] lived in Rama in the mountains/hills of Efraim. He was the child/(son) of Jeroham who was the child/(son) of Elihu. Elihu was the child/(son) of Tohu who was the child/(son) of Zuf, who came-from the tribe of Efraim/[Efraim].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “There was a man named Elkanah who lived in Ramah town in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lived. His father was Jeroham, his grandfather was Elihu, and his great-grandfather was Tohu. He belonged to the Zuph clan.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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