complete verse (1 Chronicles 11:28)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 11:28:

  • Kupsabiny: “Ira son of Ikkesh who came from Tekoa, Abiezer who came from Anathoth,” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoaite; Abiezer from Anathoth,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Ira the child of Ikesh of/from-Tekoa,
    Abiezer of/from-Anatot,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Ira, the son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa town;
    Abiezer, from Anathoth city;” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Translation commentary on 1 Chronicles 11:28

Tekoa (verse 28) was a town 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Jerusalem, and Anathoth was a town about 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) northeast of Jerusalem.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .