Beginning with verse 9 there are many names not seen before in Genesis. Translators are advised to read “Names in Genesis” in “Translating Genesis,” page 8.

In languages that only use a plural for numbers greater than three, care is required in counting the number of names in each part of the list, so that expressions like “the one son of Dan” and “Levi’s three sons” are used where necessary.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .